VISUAL VOICEMAIL
First Claim
1. A method of providing text-based voicemail messages at a wireless communication device;
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receiving a voice call at a voicemail system directed to a called party device;
storing an audio voicemail message at the voicemail system;
sending a copy of the stored voicemail message to a transcription service;
transcribing the copy of the stored voicemail message into a text-based voicemail message;
embedding the text-based voicemail message with a unique identification for accessing the stored audio voicemail message;
sending the text-based voicemail message to the called party device;
at the called party device, displaying the text-based voicemail message for review;
at the called party device, receiving an instruction for playing the stored audio voicemail message at the called party device;
from the called party device, calling a directory number associated with the unique identification for accessing the stored audio voicemail message; and
in response to calling a directory number associated with the unique identification for accessing the stored audio voicemail message, playing the stored audio voicemail message at the called party device.
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Abstract
An improved visual voicemail system is provided. When a call is made to a wireless telephone device and a voicemail message is deposited for the called party, the voicemail message is transcribed to generate a text version of the deposited voicemail message. The transcribed voicemail message is sent to the called mobile telephone device to allow the user to read the text version of the voicemail message. Embedded with transcribed text voicemail message is a link that maps to a unique telephone number that is assigned to the original audio voicemail message from the text voicemail message was transcribed. If the called party selects the link, the called party'"'"'s mobile telephone device or other receiving computing device places a call to the storage location of the original audio version of the voicemail message to listen to the audio version of the voicemail message.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing text-based voicemail messages at a wireless communication device;
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receiving a voice call at a voicemail system directed to a called party device; storing an audio voicemail message at the voicemail system; sending a copy of the stored voicemail message to a transcription service; transcribing the copy of the stored voicemail message into a text-based voicemail message; embedding the text-based voicemail message with a unique identification for accessing the stored audio voicemail message; sending the text-based voicemail message to the called party device; at the called party device, displaying the text-based voicemail message for review; at the called party device, receiving an instruction for playing the stored audio voicemail message at the called party device; from the called party device, calling a directory number associated with the unique identification for accessing the stored audio voicemail message; and in response to calling a directory number associated with the unique identification for accessing the stored audio voicemail message, playing the stored audio voicemail message at the called party device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing text-based voicemail messages at a wireless communication device;
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receiving a voice call at a voicemail system directed to a called party device; storing a voicemail message at the voicemail system; sending a copy of the stored voicemail message to a transcription service; transcribing the copy of the stored voicemail message into a text-based voicemail message; embedding the text-based voicemail message with a unique identification for accessing the stored audio voicemail message; storing the text-based voicemail message at the voicemail system; sending a notification of an availability of the stored text-based voicemail message to the called party device; at the called party device, receiving an instruction for receiving the stored text-based voicemail message; and in response to receiving an instruction for receiving the stored text-based voicemail message, sending the text-based voicemail message to the called party device and displaying the text-based voicemail message for review. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method of providing on-demand text-based voicemail messages at a wireless communication device;
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receiving a voice call at a voicemail system directed to a called party device; storing an audio voicemail message at the voicemail system; sending a notification to the called party device that the audio voicemail message has been stored at the voicemail system and that a transcription of the audio voicemail message may be received at the called party device; at the called party device, receiving an instruction for retrieving a transcription of the audio voicemail message at the called party device; and at the called party device receiving a transcription of the audio voicemail message and displaying the transcription of the audio voicemail message for review. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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