Communication and control system using location aware devices for audio message storage and transmission operating under rule-based control
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1. A system for delivering a pre-recorded audio message in response to the changing position of at least one object, said system comprising, in combination:
- a memory unit for storing;
at least one spoken audio message recorded as an audio file stored as a member of a collection of different audio files stored in said digital memory,location data produced by one or more location detectors, said location data indicating the position and identity of said at least one object at different times, anddata specifying one or more rules, each of said rules containing a condition part and an action part, said condition part defining at least one relative position condition to be satisfied by said at least one object and each action part specifying the particular audio file in said collection to be delivered when said condition part is satisfied and further specifying the destination to which said particular audio file is to be delivered,a processor coupled to said memory unit for evaluating said location data in accordance with said one or more rules, anda message transmitter responsive to said processor for delivering said particular audio file in the manner specified by the action part of each of said rules whose condition part is satisfied by said location data.
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Abstract
A cellular telephone handset stores audio files previously recorded by the user as well as voice mail messages from other users and selectively transmitted selected ones of these files to the remote listener, or to the voice mail system of a remote user. Voice mail messages are composed, stored, transmitted, forwarded and reviewed using a voice mail system without ringing the remote party'"'"'s telephone, much as email is composed, stored, transmitted and reviewed using an email server.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for delivering a pre-recorded audio message in response to the changing position of at least one object, said system comprising, in combination:
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a memory unit for storing; at least one spoken audio message recorded as an audio file stored as a member of a collection of different audio files stored in said digital memory, location data produced by one or more location detectors, said location data indicating the position and identity of said at least one object at different times, and data specifying one or more rules, each of said rules containing a condition part and an action part, said condition part defining at least one relative position condition to be satisfied by said at least one object and each action part specifying the particular audio file in said collection to be delivered when said condition part is satisfied and further specifying the destination to which said particular audio file is to be delivered, a processor coupled to said memory unit for evaluating said location data in accordance with said one or more rules, and a message transmitter responsive to said processor for delivering said particular audio file in the manner specified by the action part of each of said rules whose condition part is satisfied by said location data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for delivering a pre-recorded audio message in response to the changing position of a moving object, said system comprising, in combination:
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a memory unit for storing a recording of at least one spoken audio message as an audio file, one or more location detectors for producing location data indicating the position and identity of said moving object at different times, a communications port for receiving said data defining one or more rules from a remote location, each of said rules containing a condition part and an action part, said condition part defining at least one position condition to be satisfied by the current position of said moving object as indicated by said location data, and each action part defining the manner in which said audio file is to be delivered, and a processor for evaluating said location data in accordance with said one or more rules and for delivering said audio file in the manner specified by the action part of each of said rules whose condition part is satisfied by said location data. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Apparatus for delivering a pre-recorded audio message in response to the changing position of a mobile cellular telephone, said apparatus comprising, in combination:
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a memory unit for storing at least one pre-recorded audio message as an audio file, one or more proximity detectors each given one of which produces location data that indicates the position of said mobile cellular telephone when said mobile telephone is near to said given one of said proximity detectors, and a data memory for storing data defining one or more rules, each of said rules containing a condition part and an action part, said condition part defining at least one relative position condition to be satisfied by said object and each action part defining the manner in which said audio file is to be delivered, and a processor for comparing said location data with said data defining said one or more rules for delivering said pre-recorded audio file in the manner specified by the action part of each of said rules whose condition part is satisfied by said location data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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