Systems and methods for transmitting and receiving text data via a communication device

• US 6,668,043 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2001
• Issued: 12/23/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Albal, Nandakishore, Hyziak, Janusz
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan, Wing
• Application Number:
  US09/956,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20020057765A1
• Time in Patent Office: 825 Days
• Field of Search: 379/52, 379/93.01, 379/93-5-, 379/93.14, 379/93.15, 379/93.18, 379/93.26, 379/88-3-, 379/201.01, 455/412-414, 455/412--41
• US Class Current: 379/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/066 Telephone sets adapted for data transmision

Abstract

A method of transmitting and receiving text data via a communication device is provided. In one embodiment, an incoming message is received at a communication node. The node determines whether the incoming message comprises text data. If so, the incoming message is forwarded to a communication device. If not, the message is forwarded to a text interface. In another embodiment, an instruction signal is received at a communication node. Based on the instruction signal, a connection is established with a communication device. A text message is then received. The node determines if the device can receive the text-message. If so, the message is forwarded to the device. If not, the message is forwarded to a text interface.

Claims

1. A method of processing a text signal comprising the steps of:

receiving an instruction signal from a first communication device at a communication node;

establishing a connection to a second communication device in accordance with the instruction signal;

receiving tones from the first communication device;

determining whether the second communication device is able to receive one of voice text messaging, and tones;

forwarding the tones to a tone-to-voice interface if the second communication device is able to receive the voice;

forwarding the tones to a tone-to-text messaging interface if the second communication device is able to receive the text messaging; and

forwarding the tones to the second communication device if the second communication device is able to receive the tones.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

converting the tones into a communication message; and

forwarding the communication message to the second communication device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the communication message is one of a voice message and a text messaging-based message.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication device includes one of a TDD device, a TTD device, and a TTY device, a telephone, a paging unit, a cellular telephone, a satellite telephone, an Internet telephone and a personal computer.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second communication device includes one of a telephone, a paging unit, a cellular telephone, a satellite telephone, an Internet telephone and a personal computer.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second communication device includes one of a TDD, TTD and a TTY device.