Audio Message Delivery Over Instant Messaging
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program for delivering an instant message to a user from a party who has logged into an instant messaging network, the computer program when executed by a computer causing the computer to perform:
- in response to a request to initiate an instant message session with the user, checking for authorization from the user for sending an instant message having an audio recording from the party to the user before prompting the party with a request for generating the instant message having the audio recording from the party, wherein authorization is maintained in profile information for the user;
in response to declination of the request from the party, generating a textual instant message from the party and sending the textual instant message to the user via the instant messaging network;
in response to acceptance of the request from the party, generating the instant message having an audio recording from the party if authorization is received; and
sending the instant message having the audio recording from the party to the user via the instant messaging network.
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Abstract
One preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for sending instant messages having audio recordings. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others, includes a communications client of a user that is configured to generate an instant message having an audio recording and send the instant message having an audio recording to another user. Methods and other systems are also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program for delivering an instant message to a user from a party who has logged into an instant messaging network, the computer program when executed by a computer causing the computer to perform:
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in response to a request to initiate an instant message session with the user, checking for authorization from the user for sending an instant message having an audio recording from the party to the user before prompting the party with a request for generating the instant message having the audio recording from the party, wherein authorization is maintained in profile information for the user; in response to declination of the request from the party, generating a textual instant message from the party and sending the textual instant message to the user via the instant messaging network; in response to acceptance of the request from the party, generating the instant message having an audio recording from the party if authorization is received; and sending the instant message having the audio recording from the party to the user via the instant messaging network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program for delivering an instant message to a user from a party who has logged into an instant messaging network, the computer program when executed by a computer causing the computer to perform:
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receiving an instant message having an audio recording sent from the party and addressed to the user; in response to the user being presently online on the instant messaging network, delivering the instant message having the audio recording sent from the party to the user via the instant messaging network; and in response to the user being presently offline from the instant messaging network, delivering the instant message having the audio recording sent from the party to the user via a mobile communications network. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method for delivering an instant message to a user from a party who has logged into an instant messaging network, comprising:
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receiving an instant message having an audio recording sent from the party and addressed to the user; in response to the user being presently online on the instant messaging network, delivering the instant message having the audio recording sent from the party to the user via the instant messaging network; and in response to the user being presently offline from the instant messaging network, delivering the instant message having the audio recording sent from the party to the user via a mobile communications network.
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