Combination cellular telephone, sound storage device, and email communication device

• US 7,035,666 B2
• Filed: 06/04/2001
• Issued: 04/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lori Klein
• Original Assignee: Shimon Silberfenig
• Inventors: Silberfenig, Shimon, Karich, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): Bui, Bing Q.
• Application Number:
  US09/874,614
• Publication Number:
  US 20010041590A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,786 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.1, 455/413.1, 455/556.2, 455/556.1, 455/557, 455/412.2, 455/413, 455/423.1, 379/88.11, 379/88.13, 379/88.14, 379/88.17, 379/88.26
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3805 with built-in auxiliary receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/656 for recording conversations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/658 Means for redirecting recorded messages to other extensions or equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64

Abstract

A combination cellular telephone, sound storage device, and email communication device, used to make or receive a voice message while talking on the cellular telephone and then transmit the voice message to an email address, has microphone, a speaker, and a transmitter/receiver that are operatively connected to a controller. The controller is further operably connected to a voice recorder memory that enables a voice message to be recorded, and an email address memory that stores at least one email address. The combination functions to transmit the voice message associated with the at least one email address such that the voice message is delivered to the email address.

Claims

1. A method for recording a voice message and transmitting the voice message to an email address of a recipient, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a combination cellular telephone, sound storage device and email communication device, the combination comprising;

a controller operably connected to a power source, a microphone, a speaker, and a transmitter/receiver for enabling cellular telephone communications;

an email address memory operably connected to the controller;

a voicemail greeting memory operably connected to the controller; and

a voice recorder memory operably connected to the controller;

storing an email address in the email address memory;

recording a voicemail greeting on the voicemail greeting memory;

receiving a call on the combination and automatically answering the call and playing the voicemail greeting;

recording a voice message onto the voice recorder memory through the transmitter/receiver upon completion of playing the voicemail greeting; and

transmitting the voice message and the email address through the transmitter/receiver, the email address being associated with the voice message such that the voice message can be delivered as directed by the email address.

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

receiving the voice message and the email address at a message center;

converting the voice message into a text message;

composing an email including the text message and addressed to the email address; and

transmitting the email such that the text message is delivered to the email address.