Voice message delivery over instant messaging
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1. A method for delivering a voice instant message to a user from a party who has logged into an instant messaging network, comprising:
- in response to a request to initiate an instant message session with the user, checking for authorization from the user for sending the voice instant message from the party to the user before prompting the party with a request for generating the voice instant message from the party, wherein authorization is maintained in profile information for the user;
in response to declination of the request from the party, generating a textual instant message from the party and sending the textual instant message to the user via the instant messaging network;
in response to acceptance of the request from the party, generating the voice instant message from the party if authorization is received, wherein the voice instant message comprises a voice recording in an instant message and the voice recording in the voice instant message includes vocal characteristics of the party that generated the voice instant message; and
sending the voice instant message from the party to the user via the instant messaging network.
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Abstract
One preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for sending voice instant messages. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others, includes a communications client of a user that is configured to generate a voice instant message and send a voice instant message to another user. Methods and other systems are also provided.
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1. A method for delivering a voice instant message to a user from a party who has logged into an instant messaging network, comprising:
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in response to a request to initiate an instant message session with the user, checking for authorization from the user for sending the voice instant message from the party to the user before prompting the party with a request for generating the voice instant message from the party, wherein authorization is maintained in profile information for the user; in response to declination of the request from the party, generating a textual instant message from the party and sending the textual instant message to the user via the instant messaging network; in response to acceptance of the request from the party, generating the voice instant message from the party if authorization is received, wherein the voice instant message comprises a voice recording in an instant message and the voice recording in the voice instant message includes vocal characteristics of the party that generated the voice instant message; and sending the voice instant message from the party to the user via the instant messaging network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for delivering a voice instant message from a second user to a first user, comprising:
a second communications client of a second user configured to; in response to a request to initiate an instant message session with the first user, check for authorization from the first user for sending a voice instant message from the second user to the first user, wherein the voice instant message comprises a voice recording in an instant message; in response to declination of the request from the second user, generate a textual instant message from the second user and send the textual instant message to the first user; in response to acceptance of the request from the second user, generate a voice instant message from the second user, wherein the second communications client is further configured to generate the voice recording, the voice recording in the voice instant message including vocal characteristics of the second user that generated the voice instant message; and send the voice instant message to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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