Mobile device for sending text messages
First Claim
1. A mobile device comprising:
- a display device;
a modem interface to communicate with a network;
an input interface to receive data;
processing logic responsive to the input interface; and
memory accessible to the processing logic, the memory comprising a plurality of instructions executable by the processing logic to;
provide a user interface to the display device, the user interface including a first area to receive a text message and a second area to receive an identifier associated with an addressee device;
receive the text message and the identifier;
submit the text message to a server for conversion into an audio message and for transmission of the audio message along with an acknowledge message to the addressee device associated with the identifier, wherein the acknowledge message permits the addressee device to accept delivery of the audio message or to decline delivery of the audio message;
receive a reply voice message from the server in response to the addressee device accepting delivery of the audio message;
provide a repeat input option via the user interface, the repeat input option to specify an option to automatically attempt one or more additional transmissions in response to the addressee device not accepting or declining delivery of the audio message.
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Abstract
A mobile device includes a display device, a modem interface to communicate with a network, an input interface to receive data, and processing logic responsive to the input interface. The mobile device also includes a memory accessible to the processing logic. The memory includes a plurality of instructions executable by the processing logic to provide a user interface to the display device. The user interface includes a first area to receive a text message and a second area to receive an identifier associated with an addressee device. The memory also includes instructions executable by the processing logic to receive the text message and to submit the text message for conversion into an audio message and for transmission of the audio message to the addressee destination device.
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21 Claims
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1. A mobile device comprising:
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a display device; a modem interface to communicate with a network; an input interface to receive data; processing logic responsive to the input interface; and memory accessible to the processing logic, the memory comprising a plurality of instructions executable by the processing logic to; provide a user interface to the display device, the user interface including a first area to receive a text message and a second area to receive an identifier associated with an addressee device; receive the text message and the identifier; submit the text message to a server for conversion into an audio message and for transmission of the audio message along with an acknowledge message to the addressee device associated with the identifier, wherein the acknowledge message permits the addressee device to accept delivery of the audio message or to decline delivery of the audio message; receive a reply voice message from the server in response to the addressee device accepting delivery of the audio message; provide a repeat input option via the user interface, the repeat input option to specify an option to automatically attempt one or more additional transmissions in response to the addressee device not accepting or declining delivery of the audio message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a server, an input from a mobile device, the input comprising a text message and one or more destination addresses; converting the text message into a voice message; transmitting the voice message along with an acknowledge message from the server to the one or more destination addresses, wherein the acknowledge message permits a destination device to accept delivery of the voice message or to decline delivery of the voice message; receiving, at the server, a reply voice message from the destination device in response to the destination device accepting delivery of the voice message; and automatically attempting one or more additional transmissions in response to the destination device not accepting or declining delivery of the voice message. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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providing a user interface to a display device of a mobile device, the user interface including a first area to receive a text message and a second area to receive an identifier associated with an addressee device; receiving the text message and the identifier; submitting the text message for conversion into an audio message and for transmission of the audio message and an acknowledge message to the addressee device associated with the identifier, wherein the acknowledge message permits the addressee device to accept delivery of the audio message or to decline delivery of the audio message; receiving, at the mobile device, a reply voice message in response to the addressee device accepting delivery of the audio message; and providing a repeat input option at the user interface, the repeat input option to specify an option to automatically attempt one or more additional transmissions in response to the addressee device not accepting or declining delivery of the audio message. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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