Enhanced Messaging With Language Translation Feature
First Claim
1. A method for creating and managing a distribution list, the method comprising:
- creating a distribution list at a voicemail system (410), the distribution list comprising at least one recipient and at least one language preference for one or more of the at least one recipients;
selecting the created distribution list (504);
recording an audio message (508);
translating the audio message (510) into the at least one language preference for each of the at least one recipients thereby creating at least one translated audio message, if the audio message is not in the language identified by the at least one language preference; and
sending the at least one translated audio message to the at least one recipient (512).
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Abstract
A method (400) for creating and managing a distribution list can include creating a distribution list (410) at a voicemail system. The distribution list can include at least one recipient and at least one language preference for one or more of the at least one recipients. The method can further include selecting the created distribution list (504) and recording an audio message (508) to be sent to the at least one recipient. Translating the audio message (510) into the at least one language preference for one or more of the at least one recipients thereby creating at least one translated audio message and sending the at least one translated audio message (512) to the at least one recipient.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for creating and managing a distribution list, the method comprising:
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creating a distribution list at a voicemail system (410), the distribution list comprising at least one recipient and at least one language preference for one or more of the at least one recipients; selecting the created distribution list (504); recording an audio message (508); translating the audio message (510) into the at least one language preference for each of the at least one recipients thereby creating at least one translated audio message, if the audio message is not in the language identified by the at least one language preference; and sending the at least one translated audio message to the at least one recipient (512). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for creating and managing a message, the method comprising:
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creating a message (202); selecting at least one recipient (204) and at least one language preference (206, 208) for one or more of the at least one recipients; translating the message (210) into the at least one language preference for one or more of the at least one recipients thereby creating at least one translated message; and sending the at least one translated message (212) to the at least one recipient. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method for operating a voicemail system, the method comprising:
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receiving a call at a voicemail system (302), the voicemail system comprising at least one language preference for the called party; prompting a calling party to create a message (304); creating the message (306); translating the message (312) into the at least one language preference thereby creating at least one translated message, if the message is not in the language identified by the at least one language preference; and storing the at least one translated message (314). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for handling an incoming message, the method comprising:
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receiving a message (214) at a called party device (108), the called party device (108) comprising a language preference setting identifying at least one language preference for the called party; and translating the message into the at least one language preference (220) thereby creating at least one translated message, if the message is not in the language identified by the at least one language preference; and storing the at least one translated message (218).
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18. An enhanced voicemail system, the enhanced voicemail system comprising:
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a memory (120, 606) for storing at least one voicemail account and at least one voicemail message associated therewith, the at least one voicemail account comprising at least one language preference; and a translation module (122, 608) for translating the at least one voicemail message from a first language to at least a second language defined by the at least one language preference, if the at least one voicemail message is not in the language identified by the at least one language preference. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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