DYNAMIC MESSAGING ROUTING AND AUDIO-TO-TEXT LINKING FOR VISUAL VOICEMAIL
First Claim
1. A method of providing playback of an audio voicemail message corresponding to a visual voicemail message;
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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, 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 playback of an audio voicemail message corresponding to a visual voicemail message;
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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, 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, 16)
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17. A system for providing playback of an audio voicemail message corresponding to a visual voicemail message;
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a voicemail system operative to receive a voice call directed to a called party device; to store an audio voicemail message; to send a copy of the stored voicemail message to a transcription service; a transcription service operative to transcribe the copy of the stored voicemail message into a text-based voicemail message; to embed the text-based voicemail message with a unique identification for accessing the stored audio voicemail message; to send the text-based voicemail message to the called party device; a visual voicemail browser operative to receive an instruction from a called party device for playing the stored audio voicemail message at the called party device; to query an index map server for an internal message identification associated with the stored audio voicemail message; to query an application programming interface using the internal message identification for the stored audio voicemail message; to receive the stored audio voicemail message via the application programming interface; and to play the stored audio voicemail message at the called party device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method of providing playback of an audio voicemail message corresponding to a visual voicemail message;
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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, 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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