Method and Apparatus for Intelligently Composing a Multimedia Message for a Mobile Radio System

• US 20110244834A1
• Filed: 12/08/2009
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Speech Design Gesellschaft Fur Elektronische Sprachverarbeitung mbH
• Original Assignee: Speech Design Gesellschaft Fur Elektronische Sprachverarbeitung mbH
• Inventors: Martens, Robert, Martens, Jan
• Granted Patent: US 8,880,039 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/413
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/40 using speech recognition speech recognition per se G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/60 Medium conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4518 Attachments to voicemail messages including annexed information, e.g. Attachments, in packet switching networks H04L51/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4878 Advertisement messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5307 for recording messages comprising any combination of audio and non-audio components
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53333 Message receiving aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/537 Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message , whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

The invention presently proposed relates to a method and an apparatus for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system. In this method, a digital voice message is received from a digital answering service, a blank multimedia message is generated and the received multimedia message is added, the available amount of data remaining in the multimedia message is calculated, the digital voice message is analyzed, and a suitable multimedia content is selected in dependence on the remaining available amount of data in the multimedia message and the analysis result, and finally the multimedia content thus selected is added to the multimedia message including the received digital voice message.

Claims

1. A method for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system, including the following steps:

a.) receiving a digital voice message from a digital answering service;

b.) generating a blank multimedia message and adding a received digital voice message;

c.) calculating the remaining available amount of data in the multimedia message;

d.) analyzing the digital voice message;

e.) selecting stored multimedia contents in dependence on the remaining available amount of data in the multimedia message and the analysis result; and

f.) adding the selected multimedia contents to the multimedia message including the received digital voice message.

2. The method for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 1, wherein the step of analyzing the digital voice message further includes matching a determined user profile of the recipient and/or sender to stored multimedia profiles.

3. The method for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 1, wherein the step of analyzing the digital voice message further includes determining at least one predetermined keyword in the digital voice message.

4. The method for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 3, wherein the determination of the at least one keyword furthermore takes place by means of automatic speech recognition.

5. The method for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 3, wherein the automatic speech recognition furthermore takes place in real time.

6. The method for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 3, wherein the automatic speech recognition furthermore takes place off-line.

7. The method for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 1, wherein the step of selecting additionally takes place in dependence on the position of a mobile radio set.

15. The method for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 4, wherein the automatic speech recognition furthermore takes place in real time.

16. The method for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 4, wherein the automatic speech recognition furthermore takes place off-line.

17. The method for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 2, wherein the step of selecting additionally takes place in dependence on the position of a mobile radio set.

18. The method for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 3, wherein the step of selecting additionally takes place in dependence on the position of a mobile radio set.

19. The method for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 4, wherein the step of selecting additionally takes place in dependence on the position of a mobile radio set.

20. The method for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 5, wherein the step of selecting additionally takes place in dependence on the position of a mobile radio set.

21. The method for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 6, wherein the step of selecting additionally takes place in dependence on the position of a mobile radio set.

8. An apparatus for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system, comprising:

a.) means for receiving a digital voice message from a digital answering service;

b.) means for generating a blank multimedia message and adding a received digital voice message;

c.) means for calculating the remaining available amount of data in the multimedia message;

d.) means for analyzing the digital voice message;

e.) means for selecting stored multimedia contents in dependence on the remaining available amount of data in the multimedia message and the analysis result;

f.) means for adding the selected multimedia contents to the multimedia message including the received digital voice message.

9. The apparatus for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 8, wherein the means for analyzing further comprise means that are configured to provide a match of a determined user profile of the recipient and/or sender with stored multimedia profiles.

10. The apparatus for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 8, wherein the means for analyzing further comprise means that are configured to provide the determination of at least one predetermined keyword in the digital voice message.

11. The apparatus for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 10, wherein the means for determining the at least one keyword are configured such that the determination of the at least one keywords takes place by means of automatic speech recognition.

12. The apparatus for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 10, wherein the means for determining the at least one keyword are configured such that the automatic speech recognition takes place in real time.

13. The apparatus for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 10, wherein the means for determining the at least one keyword are configured such that the automatic speech recognition takes place off-line.

14. The apparatus for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 8, wherein the means for selecting the analyzing step are configured to additionally select the multimedia content in dependence on the position of a mobile radio set.

22. The apparatus for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 11, wherein the means for determining the at least one keyword are configured such that the automatic speech recognition takes place in real time.

23. The apparatus for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 11, wherein the means for determining the at least one keyword are configured such that the automatic speech recognition takes place off-line.

24. The apparatus for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 9, wherein the means for selecting the analyzing step are configured to additionally select the multimedia content in dependence on the position of a mobile radio set.

25. The apparatus for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 10, wherein the means for selecting the analyzing step are configured to additionally select the multimedia content in dependence on the position of a mobile radio set.

26. The apparatus for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 11, wherein the means for selecting the analyzing step are configured to additionally select the multimedia content in dependence on the position of a mobile radio set.

27. The apparatus for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 12, wherein the means for selecting the analyzing step are configured to additionally select the multimedia content in dependence on the position of a mobile radio set.

28. The apparatus for intelligently composing a multimedia message for a mobile radio system according to claim 22, wherein the means for selecting the analyzing step are configured to additionally select the multimedia content in dependence on the position of a mobile radio set.