Method and apparatus for management of EMail originated by thin client devices
First Claim
1. A system for providing a voice response to an EMail message, wherein the voice response is generated by a user using a thin client device which is subscribed to a cellular service, wherein the voice response is transmitted to the cellular service and then to a world-wide communications network, comprising:
- a conversion mechanism in the thin client device for converting the voice response into a voice data file which is transmitted over the world-wide communications network;
an EMail server connected to the world-wide communications network for receiving conventional EMail and said voice data file;
an EMail-to-voicemail gateway for identifying said voice data file;
a voicemail interface for receiving said voice data file from said EMail-to-voicemail gateway and converting said voice data file into a voice stream;
a voicemail system, including recipient voicemail boxes;
for directing said voice stream into a recipient'"'"'s voicemail box.
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Abstract
A system for providing a voice response to an EMail message, wherein the voice response is generated by a thin client device and transmitted to a cellular, or similar, service and then to a world-wide communications network, includes a conversion mechanism co-located with the cellular service for converting the voice response into a voice data file which is transmitted over the world-wide communications network; an EMail server connected to the world-wide communications network for receiving conventional EMail and voice data files; an EMail-to-voicemail gateway for identifying voice data files; a voicemail interface for receiving voice data files from said EMail-to-voicemail gateway and converting said voice data files into voice streams; a voicemail system, including recipient voicemail boxes; for directing said voice streams into a recipient'"'"'s voicemail box. A method of generating a voicemail message with a thin client device and transmitting that voicemail message over an EMail system, includes sending a voice mail message over a wireless phone system; converting the voice mail message into a voice data file; transmitting a the voice data file over a world-wide communications network; receiving the voice data file at an EMail server; separating the voice data file from EMail files; changing the voice data file into a voice stream; and directing the voice stream to a recipient'"'"'s voicemail box.
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13 Claims
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1. A system for providing a voice response to an EMail message, wherein the voice response is generated by a user using a thin client device which is subscribed to a cellular service, wherein the voice response is transmitted to the cellular service and then to a world-wide communications network, comprising:
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a conversion mechanism in the thin client device for converting the voice response into a voice data file which is transmitted over the world-wide communications network;
an EMail server connected to the world-wide communications network for receiving conventional EMail and said voice data file;
an EMail-to-voicemail gateway for identifying said voice data file;
a voicemail interface for receiving said voice data file from said EMail-to-voicemail gateway and converting said voice data file into a voice stream;
a voicemail system, including recipient voicemail boxes;
for directing said voice stream into a recipient'"'"'s voicemail box.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of generating a voicemail message by a user using a thin client device and transmitting that voicemail message over an EMail system, comprising:
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sending a voice mail message over a wireless phone system;
converting the voice mail message into a voice data file;
transmitting the voice data file over a world-wide communications network;
receiving the voice data file at an EMail server;
separating the voice data file from EMail files;
changing the voice data file into a voice stream; and
directing the voice stream to a recipient'"'"'s voicemail box. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of transmitting a voice message attached to an EMail message over a world-wide communications network as a voice data file, including:
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generating a voicemail message by a user using a thin client device;
sending a voicemail message over a wireless phone system;
converting the voicemail message into a voice data file; and
directing the voice data file to a recipient'"'"'s voicemail box. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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