Update of web audio messages via audio user interface
First Claim
1. A method of updating announcement on a website comprising:
- receiving an audio announcement for temporary storage in an announcement center by a voice call from a telephone; and
storing said audio announcement on a website server separate from said announcement center.
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Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for updating announcements on a packet network site such as a website. An exemplary method includes receiving an announcement through an audio interface and storing the announcement on a website server. In accordance with the exemplary method, merchants without Internet access can now update announcements on their websites quickly and economically by using an audio interface such as a conventional telephone. The updated announcements may be either audio or data. If the announcement received in the exemplary method is an audio announcement, it is converted from a first audio format into a second audio format prior to the step of storing the announcement. Whether the announcements are audio or data, the merchants'"'"' customers can then retrieve them by accessing the merchants'"'"' websites via the Internet.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of updating announcement on a website comprising:
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receiving an audio announcement for temporary storage in an announcement center by a voice call from a telephone; and
storing said audio announcement on a website server separate from said announcement center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
creating a hypertext link in a website indicating that the audio announcement is present.
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4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
storing the audio announcement in a temporary file in the announcement center.
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5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining if the audio announcement has been received at the announcement center.
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6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
provisioning the announcement center for receiving an audio announcement.
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7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
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storing the audio announcement in a first audio format; and
converting the audio announcement into a second audio format.
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8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
checking the content of the announcement.
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9. A method of storing information received from an audio interface comprising the steps of:
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receiving an audio announcement in an announcement center by a voice call from the audio interface device;
storing the announcement temporarily in a first audio format at the announcement center;
detecting to determine if the audio announcement has been received;
converting the audio announcement into a second audio format;
saving the audio announcement on a website server separate from said announcement center. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
checking the content of the audio announcement.
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14. A system for storing information comprising:
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an announcement center for receiving announcements for temporary storage by a voice call from a telephone, said announcement center having a CPU and a memory section, wherein said memory section includes announcement instructions for directing the CPU to process the announcements; and
a website server coupled to said announcement center for storing said announcements, wherein said website server is separate from said a announcement center. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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means for receiving an audio announcement for temporary storage in an announcement center by a voice call from an audio interface device; and
means generating a hypertext link in a client'"'"'s documents on a website server indicating that the audio announcement is present, wherein said website server is separate from said announcement center. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
wherein the audio interface device is a telephone. -
22. The system of claim 19, further comprising:
means for converting the audio announcement from a first audio format into a second audio format.
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