Interface between text and voice messaging systems
First Claim
1. A method of storing a voice message in a voice messaging system, the voice messaging system having a human operator interface associated therewith, the voice message based on a text message from a text messaging system, the text messaging system comprising one or more addressable nodes including a messaging system interface node, the text messaging system and the voice messaging system coupled by a communications network, the method comprising the steps of:
- the messaging system interface node receiving the text message from the text messaging system based on an address of the messaging system interface node;
the messaging system interface node generating a voice message responsive to the text message;
the messaging system interface node communicating interface signals over the communications network to access the voice messaging system, the interface signals for simulating human operation of the voice messaging system in accordance with the human operator interface associated therewith; and
communicating the voice message over the communications network to the voice messaging system for storage.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating a voice message based on a text message from a text messaging system is disclosed. The voice message stored in a voice messaging system or may be directly transmitted to a recipient telephone number. The text messaging system comprises one or more addressable nodes including a messaging system interface node, which receives the text message from the text messaging system based on its node address and generates a voice message responsive to the text message. Signals may be generated to access the voice messaging system, and the voice message may be communicated to the voice messaging system for storage. The voice message may comprise speech corresponding to the text of the text message, created, for example, by conventional text-to-speech synthesis techniques. The text message may also be communicated to a text message addressee with use of the text messaging system, and the voice message may comprise speech reflecting that a text message has been so communicated.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of storing a voice message in a voice messaging system, the voice messaging system having a human operator interface associated therewith, the voice message based on a text message from a text messaging system, the text messaging system comprising one or more addressable nodes including a messaging system interface node, the text messaging system and the voice messaging system coupled by a communications network, the method comprising the steps of:
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the messaging system interface node receiving the text message from the text messaging system based on an address of the messaging system interface node; the messaging system interface node generating a voice message responsive to the text message; the messaging system interface node communicating interface signals over the communications network to access the voice messaging system, the interface signals for simulating human operation of the voice messaging system in accordance with the human operator interface associated therewith; and communicating the voice message over the communications network to the voice messaging system for storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A messaging system interface node for use in storing a voice message in a voice messaging system, the voice messaging system having a human operator interface associated therewith, the voice message based on a text message from a text messaging system, the text messaging system comprising one or more addressable nodes including the messaging system interface node, the text messaging system and the voice messaging system coupled by a communications network, the messaging system interface node comprising:
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means for receiving the text message from the text messaging system based on an address of the messaging system interface node; means for generating a voice message responsive to the text message; means for generating interface signals and communicating said interface signals over the communications network to access the voice messaging system, the interface signals for simulating human operation of the voice messaging system in accordance with the human operator interface associated therewith; and means for communicating the voice message over the communications network to the voice messaging system for storage. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of communicating a voice message to a voice messaging system, the voice messaging system having a human operator interface associated therewith, the voice message based on a text message from a text messaging system, the text messaging system comprising one or more addressable nodes including a messaging system interface node, the text messaging system and the voice messaging system coupled by a telephone network, the method comprising the steps of:
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the messaging system interface node receiving the text message from the text messaging system based on an address of the messaging system interface node; the messaging system interface node generating interface signals for simulating human operation of the voice messaging system in accordance with the human operator interface associated therewith; the messaging system interface node generating a voice message responsive to the text message; and transmitting the interface signals and the voice message over the telephone network based on a recipient telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A messaging system interface node for use in communicating a voice message to a voice messaging system, the voice messaging system having a human operator interface associated therewith, the voice message based on a text message from a text messaging system, the text messaging system comprising one or more addressable nodes including the messaging system interface node, the text messaging system and the voice messaging system coupled by a telephone network, the messaging system interface node comprising:
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means for receiving the text message from the text messaging system based on an address of the messaging system interface node; means for generating interface signals for simulating human operation of the voice messaging system in accordance with the human operator interface associated therewith; means for generating the voice message responsive to the text message; and means for transmitting the interface signals and the voice message over the telephone network based on a recipient telephone number to the voice messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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