Output Management for Electronic Communications

• US 20150126169A1
• Filed: 01/13/2015
• Published: 05/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Lindner, Mark Aaron, Konertz, Anne Katrin, Kerger, Kameron Noell
• Granted Patent: US 9,179,277 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1083 In-session procedures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4061 Push-to services, e.g. push-to-talk or push-to-video
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/75 Media network packet handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/756 adapting media to device capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services

Abstract

Methods, systems and devices are provided for managing electronic communications on a communication device including receiving an incoming call indication from an originating device. The methods, system and devices may include transmitting a delay indication in response to determining the delayed call acceptance is warranted and receiving a first message segment and subsequently a second message segment from the originating device. Additionally, they may include outputting at least one of the first message segment and the second message segment in response to determining whether to output at least one of the first message segment and the second message segment. Further, they may include transmitting a playback status including a series of status indications reflecting an updated output progress of the first message segment at a recipient device in response to determining the first message segment should be output.

Claims

1. A method of managing electronic communications on a communication device, comprising:

receiving at the communication device an incoming call indication from an originating device;

transmitting a delay indication to the originating device;

receiving a first message segment from the originating device; and

transmitting a playback status to the originating device including a series of status indications reflecting an updated output progress of the first message segment at the communication device in response to the first message segment being output.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving from the originating device a playback interrupt halting the playback of the first message segment.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

halting a playback of the first message segment in response to receiving a second message segment prior to completion of an output of the first message segment; and

outputting the second message segment.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein outputting the first message segment includes a speech-to-text conversion of spoken words contained within the first message segment.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein outputting the first message segment includes speeding-up portions of the the first message segment.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting an ambient environment surrounding the communication devic, wherein transmitting the delay indication is in response to the ambient environment meeting a threshold.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

contemporaneously outputting a plurality of message segments each from another device, wherein at least one of the plurality of message segments includes an audio portion translated to text.

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20. A communication device, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving an incoming call indication from an originating device;

determine whether a delayed call acceptance is warranted;

transmitting a delay indication to the originating device;

receiving a first message segment from the originating device; and

transmitting a playback status to the originating device including a series of status indications reflecting an updated output progress of the first message segment at the communication device in response to the first message segment being output.

21. The communication device of claim 20, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving from the originating device a playback interrupt halting the playback of the first message segment.

22. The communication device of claim 20, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

halting a playback of the first message segment in response to receiving a second message segment prior to completion of an output of the first message segment; and

outputting the second message segment.

23. The communication device of claim 20, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that outputting the first message segment comprises outputting a speech-to-text conversion of spoken words contained within the first message segment.

26. The communication device of claim 20, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that outputting the first message segment comprises speeding up portions of the first message segment.

35. The communication device of claim 20, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

detecting an ambient environment surrounding the communication device, wherein transmitting the delay indication is in response to the ambient environment meeting a threshold.

36. The communication device of claim 20, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that the communication device contemporaneously outputs a plurality of message segments each from another device, wherein at least one of the plurality of message segments includes an audio portion translated to text.

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89. A method of managing electronic communications on a communication device, comprising:

receiving a delay indication associated with a delayed recipient device in response to the communication device transmitting a call initiation signal;

transmitting a first message segment for storage in a memory; and

receiving a first playback status indicating first output progress of the first message segment retrieved from the memory and at least partially output from the delayed recipient device.

90. The method of claim 89, further comprising:

transmitting a playback interrupt halting the playback of the first message segment at the delayed recipient device.

91. The method of claim 89, further comprising:

transmitting a second message segment interrupting a playback of the first message segment at the delayed recipient device.

109. The method of claim 89, further comprising:

receiving, contemporaneously with receipt of the delay indication, a non-delay indication associated with a non-delayed recipient device.

110. The method of claim 89, further comprising:

receiving, contemporaneously with receipt of the first playback status, a second playback status indicating a second output progress of the first message segment output from another recipient device.

111. The method of claim 89, further comprising:

outputting a speech-to-text conversion of the first message segment in response to receipt of the delay indication.

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