Method and system for delivering location information through a voice messaging system
First Claim
1. A method of conveying location information through a voice messaging system, the method comprising:
- a voice messaging system receiving and storing a voice message from a first party operating a mobile subscriber terminal;
the voice messaging system obtaining a current location of the mobile subscriber terminal from a location system and storing the current location information; and
thereafter, the voice messaging system receiving a request from a second party to retrieve the voice message, and the voice messaging system providing the second party with the voice message and the location information in the form of speech; and
wherein the location information is converted into a speech signal prior to storing the location information.
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Abstract
A method and system for delivering location information through a voice messaging system is provided. A mobile subscriber may be directed to a voice messaging system if a party is unavailable or chooses not to accept the call. The mobile subscriber may indicate to the voice messaging system that he would like to have his location information be made available to the party. The voice messaging system may contact a location system to obtain the location of the mobile subscriber based on the location of the mobile subscriber'"'"'s terminal. The party may retrieve the mobile subscriber'"'"'s location information from the voice messaging system.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of conveying location information through a voice messaging system, the method comprising:
- a voice messaging system receiving and storing a voice message from a first party operating a mobile subscriber terminal;
the voice messaging system obtaining a current location of the mobile subscriber terminal from a location system and storing the current location information; and
thereafter, the voice messaging system receiving a request from a second party to retrieve the voice message, and the voice messaging system providing the second party with the voice message and the location information in the form of speech; and
wherein the location information is converted into a speech signal prior to storing the location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a voice messaging system receiving and storing a voice message from a first party operating a mobile subscriber terminal;
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3. A method of conveying location information through a voice messaging system, the method comprising:
a voice messaging system receiving and storing a voice message from a first party operating a mobile subscriber terminal;
the voice messaging system obtaining a current location of the mobile subscriber terminal from a location system and storing the current location information; and
thereafter, the voice messaging system receiving a request from a second party to retrieve the voice message, and the voice messaging system providing the second party with the voice message and the location information in the form of speech;
wherein the location information is stored as a location tag, and wherein the location tag is converted into a speech signal prior to providing the location information to the second party.
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21. A system for delivering location information through a voice messaging system of a mobile subscriber terminal, comprising in combination:
- a location system operable to determine a location of the mobile subscriber terminal; and
a voice messaging system operable to receive and store a voice message from a first party using the mobile subscriber terminal, obtain the location of the mobile subscriber terminal from the location system, and deliver the voice message and location information based on the location of the mobile subscriber terminal to a second party, the location information delivered in the form of speech; and
wherein the location information is converted into a speech signal prior to storing the location information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
- a location system operable to determine a location of the mobile subscriber terminal; and
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30. A voice messaging system, comprising in combination:
- a processor;
data storage; and
machine language instructions stored in the data storage executable by the processor, in response to a voice message from a first party operating a mobile subscriber terminal, to;
determine a location of the mobile subscriber terminal;
store the voice message and location information based on the location of the mobile subscriber terminal; and
responsive to receiving a request from a second party to retrieve the voice message, provide the voice message and location information to the second party; and
a text to speech converter for converting the location information into speech wherein the location information is provided to the second party in the form of speech; and
wherein the location information is converted into a speech signal prior to storing the location information.
- a processor;
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