Instant messaging using a wireless interface
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating instant messaging for a telephony user comprising:
- creating a call dialog;
receiving, according to the call dialog, a command derived from an audio command provided by a telephony user, the command including a message meaning and at least one message characteristic;
searching a profile that defines how the at least one message characteristic acts on said message meaning and affects how said message meaning is presented to a second user;
creating an instant message having content based on the message meaning and the at least one message characteristic and whose appearance and content is affected at least in part by the at least one message characteristic; and
sending the instant message to a second user via an instant messaging service.
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Abstract
The present invention allows telephony users and on-line users to communicate with one another using an instant messaging (IM) service. The on-line user will provide and receive textual messages, wherein the telephony user will provide and receive corresponding audible messages. These messages may convey emotion using associated emotional indicia, such as emoticons, or other emotional indicia, including the use of capitalization, emphasis, and the like. Emotional indicia provided in the text messages from the on-line user are audibly conveyed to the telephony user. Similarly, emotional indicia provided by the telephony user in the form of actual emotions or commands are provided in text to the on-line user.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating instant messaging for a telephony user comprising:
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creating a call dialog;
receiving, according to the call dialog, a command derived from an audio command provided by a telephony user, the command including a message meaning and at least one message characteristic;
searching a profile that defines how the at least one message characteristic acts on said message meaning and affects how said message meaning is presented to a second user;
creating an instant message having content based on the message meaning and the at least one message characteristic and whose appearance and content is affected at least in part by the at least one message characteristic; and
sending the instant message to a second user via an instant messaging service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for facilitating instant messaging for a telephony user comprising:
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a communication interface for communicating with an instant messaging service and a device capable of communicating with the telephony user; and
a control system associated with the communication interface and adapted to;
creating a call dialog;
receive, according to the call dialog, a command derived from an audio command provided by the telephony user, the command including a message meaning and at least one message characteristic;
search a profile that defines how the at least one message characteristic acts on said message meaning and affects how said message meaning is presented to a second user;
create an instant message based on the message meaning and the at least one message characteristic and whose appearance and content is affected at least in part by the at least one message characteristic; and
send the instant message to a second user via the instant messaging service. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer readable medium with software facilitating instant messaging for a telephony user and comprising instructions for a computer to:
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create a call dialog;
receive, according to the call dialog, a command derived from an audio command provided by the telephony user, the command including a message meaning and at least one characteristic;
search a profile that defines how the at least one message characteristic acts on said message meaning and affects how said message meaning is presented to a second user;
create an instant message based on the message meaning and the at least one message characteristic and whose appearance and content is affected at least in part by the at least one message characteristic; and
send the instant message to a second user via an instant messaging service.
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