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Communications system providing automatic text-to-speech conversion features and related methods

  • US 8,554,254 B2
  • Filed: 06/11/2012
  • Issued: 10/08/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A wireless communications device comprising:

  • a long-range wireless transceiver;

    a short-range wireless transceiver having a shorter range than said long-range wireless transceiver; and

    a controller coupled to said long-range wireless transceiver and said short-range wireless transceiver and configured to;

    receive a text message via said long-range wireless transceiver,switch to an audio message mode based upon a short-range wireless connection being established via said short-range wireless transceiver, andwhen in the audio message mode, output via the short-range wireless connection an audio message comprising speech generated based upon the text message.

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