METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION SERVICES OVER AUDIO MESSAGES

• US 20140148132A1
• Filed: 06/01/2011
• Published: 05/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Pelttari, Jan Michael, Sanjay, Kamini, Joshi, Harsha Ramamurthy
• Application Number:
  US13/807,155
• Publication Number:
  US 20140148132A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6505 storing speech in digital form
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2016 Call initiation by network rather than by subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/02 Broadcasting
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/04 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53375 Message broadcasting
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

An approach is presented for providing communication services over audio messages. A voice platform determines to act on a request to establish one or more calls among one or more devices and one or more services, the one or more calls including, at least in part, an audio message associated with the one or more services. Further, the voice platform causes, at least in part, actions that result in establishment of the one or more calls for transmission and storage of the audio message at the one or more devices, the one or more services, or a combination thereof.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination to act on a request to establish one or more calls among one or more devices and one or more services, the one or more calls including, at least in part, an audio message associated with the one or more services; and

an initiation of one or more actions that result in establishment of the one or more calls for transmission and storage of the audio message at the one or more devices, the one or more services, or a combination thereof.

22. A method of claim 21, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of an idle state of at least one of the one or more devices, wherein the establishment of the one or more calls is based, at least in part, on the idle state.

23. A method of claim 21, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

one or more criteria for selecting the one or more devices, the one or more services, or a combination thereof,

wherein the establishment of the one or more calls is based, at least in part, on the one or more criteria.

24. A method of claim 21, wherein at least one of the one or more services is a communication broadcast service, and wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a generation of the audio message to include an alert associated with the one or more services.

25. A method of claim 24, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of a characteristic of a user of the one or more devices,

wherein the generating of the audio message is based, at least in part, on the characteristic.

26. A method of claim 24, wherein the alert relates to an emergency, a government message, news, weather conditions, environmental conditions, a public service, traffic conditions, or a combination thereof.

27. A method of claim 21, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of user preferences for digital media; and

generating the audio message to include a sample of the digital media of the user preferences.

28. A method of claim 21, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a download request for the digital media from the one or more devices; and

a transmission of the digital media to the one or more devices from which the down request is received.

29. A method of claim 21, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of the audio message associated with a social service from the one or more devices; and

a transmission of the received audio message to the associated social service.

30. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

determine to act on a request to establish one or more calls among one or more devices and one or more services, the one or more calls including, at least in part, an audio message associated with the one or more services; and

cause, at least in part, actions that result in establishment of the one or more calls for transmission and storage of the audio message at the one or more devices, the one or more services, or a combination thereof.

31. An apparatus of claim 30, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine an idle state of at least one of the one or more devices,

wherein the establishment of the one or more calls is based, at least in part, on the idle state.

32. An apparatus of claim 30, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine one or more criteria for selecting the one or more devices, the one or more services, or a combination thereof,

wherein the establishment of the one or more calls is based, at least in part, on the one or more criteria.

33. An apparatus of claim 30, wherein at least one of the one or more services is a communication broadcast service, the apparatus is further caused to:

generate the audio message to include an alert associated with the one or more services.

34. An apparatus of claim 33, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine a characteristic of a user of the one or more devices,

wherein the generating of the audio message is based, at least in part, on the characteristic.

35. An apparatus of claim 33, wherein the alert relates to an emergency, a government message, news, weather conditions, environmental conditions, a public service, traffic conditions, or a combination thereof.

36. An apparatus of claim 30, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine user preferences for digital media; and

generate the audio message to include a sample of the digital media of the user preferences.

37. An apparatus of claim 36, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive a download request for the digital media from the one or more devices; and

cause, at least in part, transmission of the digital media to the one or more devices from which the down request is received.

38. An apparatus of claim 30, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive the audio message associated with a social service from the one or more devices; and

cause, at least in part, transmission of the received audio message to the associated social service.

39. A computer program product including one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the steps of:

determining to act on a request to establish one or more calls among one or more devices and one or more services, the one or more calls including, at least in part, an audio message associated with the one or more services; and

causing, at least in part, actions that result in establishment of the one or more calls for transmission and storage of the audio message at the one or more devices, the one or more services, or a combination thereof.

40. A computer program product of claim 39, further comprising:

determining an idle state of at least one of the one or more devices,

wherein the establishment of the one or more calls is based, at least in part, on the idle state.