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MESSAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

  • US 20100329434A1
  • Filed: 09/09/2010
  • Published: 12/30/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a handheld wireless telecommunication device configured to send and receive voice messages, the handheld wireless telecommunication device including a storage device, contact information for a set of contacts being locally stored on the storage device of the handheld wireless telecommunication device, a method comprising:

  • by the handheld wireless telecommunication device, receiving a first voice message from a sender, the first voice message including a first address of the sender, the first address comprising a first telephone number of the sender;

    by the handheld wireless telecommunication device, creating a reply message to the received voice message;

    by the handheld wireless telecommunication device, automatically obtaining, from the received voice message, the first telephone number of the sender;

    by the handheld wireless telecommunication device, automatically using the first telephone number obtained from the received voice message to identify a portion of the locally stored contact information for the sender, the identified portion of the locally stored contact information for the sender including;

    the first telephone number; and

    a second address of the sender; and

    by the handheld wireless telecommunication device, automatically addressing the reply message using the second address of the sender, instead of the first address of the sender.

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