Method and system for sending short voice message

• US 8,189,748 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2007
• Issued: 05/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Susama, Pathy, Singh, Birdi Roy
• Primary Examiner(s): Goins, Davetta W
• Assistant Examiner(s): ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K
• Application Number:
  US11/771,715
• Publication Number:
  US 20080025482A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,796 Days
• Field of Search: 379/88.17, 455/413
• US Class Current: 379/88.17
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64

Abstract

Provided is a system and method for sending a “voice message” to a recipient without any intervention of a network. A user initiates a Short Voice Message (SVM) service (or short voice messaging) function and records a voice message within a device. The user sends the recorded voice message through a normal voice call. During a call setup, the recipient decodes a received call setup message and recognizes the call as a voice message. The recipient sets parameters for recording the voice message. Upon completion of the call setup, the user sends the recorded voice message directly to the recipient. The recipient records the voice message and stores the voice message in an inbox. Thus, the user can be provided with an option for directly sending a voice message without text typing or a text-to-voice conversion technique.

Claims

1. A method for sending a Short Voice Message (SVM), the method comprising:

initiating, by a transmitting device, an SVM service function and recording an SVM;

sending, by a communication network, a call setup message as a normal voice call to a receiving device, at a request of the transmitting device;

decoding, by the receiving device, the received call setup message and recognizing, during a call setup, that the call setup message indicates an upcoming transmission of the SVM;

setting, by the receiving device, parameters for recording the SVM and establishing the normal voice call with the transmitting device according to the SVM call setup message;

sending, by the transmitting device, the recorded SVM directly to the receiving device through the established normal voice call; and

recording and storing, by the receiving device, the received SVM.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the recording of the SVM comprises modifying the recorded SVM at a request of a user.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the SVM and notifying a user of the reception of the SVM by the receiving device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a predetermined field of the call setup message is set to a value indicating that the call setup message is a call setup message for setting a normal voice call for SVM transmission.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication network sets up a normal voice call after receiving the call setup message from the transmitting device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically playing the received SVM by the receiving device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting device sets a time for SVM transmission to a particular time received by the transmitting device through user input.

8. A system for sending a Short Voice Message (SVM), the system comprising:

a transmitting device for initiating an SVM service function, recording an SVM, sending a call setup message, and playing and sending the recorded SVM upon completion of a call setup;

a communication network for receiving the call setup message from the transmitting device as a normal voice call and sending the SVM; and

a receiving device for decoding the received call setup message and recognizing, during the call setup, that the call setup message indicates an upcoming transmission of the SVM, setting parameters for recording the SVM, and upon completion of the call setup, recording and storing the SVM received from the transmitting device.

9. A method for sending a Short Voice Message (SVM) in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

receiving, from a communication network, a call setup message as a normal voice call;

decoding the received call setup message and recognizing, during a call setup, that the call setup message indicates an upcoming transmission of an SVM;

setting parameters for receiving the SVM and establishing the normal voice call with an originating device according to the SVM call setup message; and

receiving, from the originating device, a first SVM through the established normal voice call.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

recording and storing a second SVM in response to a user input; and

requesting a normal voice call setup with a receiving terminal in response to an SVM transmission request,

wherein the requesting the normal voice call setup includes;

sensing generation of the SVM transmission request; and

sending a call setup message including a value indicating a normal voice call setup message for SVM transmission.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the SVM transmission request is generated in response to a user input.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the SVM transmission request is generated at a predetermined time, the predetermined time being received through user input.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

upon completion of normal voice call setup corresponding to the requesting the normal voice call setup, playing and sending the second SVM to the receiving terminal according to the completed normal voice call setup,

wherein playing and sending the second SVM includes;

receiving a CONNECT_ACK message from the receiving terminal;

playing and sending the second SVM; and

upon completion of the play of the second SVM, sending a DISCONNECT message.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving the first SVM comprises:

recording the received first SVM;

upon reception of the DISCONNECT message from the originating device, completing the recording of the first SVM and storing the first SVM;

sending a RELEASE message to the originating device and notifying a user of the reception of the first SVM upon reception of a RELEASE COMPLETE message from the originating device; and

playing the first SVM in response to a play request.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising generating the SVM transmission request at a predetermined time in order to try retransmission of the second SVM, if the SVM transmission fails.

16. A mobile communication terminal for sending a Short Voice Message (SVM) in a mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal comprising:

a controller for receiving, from a communication network, a call setup message as normal voice call, decoding the received call setup message and recognizing, during a call setup, that the call setup message indicates an upcoming transmission of SVM, setting parameters for receiving SVM and establishing the normal voice call with a originating device according to the SVM call setup message, and receiving a first SVM through the established normal voice call from the originating device; and

a memory for storing the received first SVM.

17. The mobile communication terminal of claim 16, wherein the mobile communication terminal further comprises an audio processor for recording a voice under the control of the controller, and

wherein the controller records the received first SVM using the audio processor, completes the recording of the first SVM and stores the SVM upon reception of the DISCONNECT message from the originating device, sends a RELEASE message to the originating device, notifies a user of the reception of the SVM upon reception of a RELEASE COMPLETE message from the originating device, and plays the first SVM in response to a play request.

18. The mobile communication terminal of claim 16, wherein the mobile communication terminal further comprises an audio processor for recording a voice under the control of the controller, and

wherein the controller records a second SVM in response to a user input using the audio processor and sends a call setup message including a value indicating a normal voice call setup message for SVM transmission according to a transmission request for the second SVM.

19. The mobile communication terminal of claim 18, wherein the transmission request is generated at a predetermined time, the predetermined time being received through user input.

20. The mobile communication terminal of claim 18, wherein the controller play and sends the second SVM to the receiving terminal upon completion of normal voice call setup corresponding to the transmission request for the second SVM, and sends a DISCONNECT message upon completion of the play of the second SVM.