Methods and apparatus to audibly provide messages in a mobile device
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a message at an electronic device, the message including an identification of a sender, an identification of a recipient, and message content;
determining that the message contents includes a predetermined phrase; and
in response to determining that the message content includes the predetermined phrase, audibly presenting the message content while the electronic device is set to at least one of a silent mode, a quiet mode, and a lock mode.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to audibly provide messages in a mobile device at described. An example method includes receiving a message at a mobile device, wherein the message includes an identification of a sender, an identification of a recipient, and a message contents, determining that the message contents includes a predetermined phrase, in response to determining that the message contents includes the predetermined phrase, audibly presenting the message contents.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a message at an electronic device, the message including an identification of a sender, an identification of a recipient, and message content; determining that the message contents includes a predetermined phrase; and in response to determining that the message content includes the predetermined phrase, audibly presenting the message content while the electronic device is set to at least one of a silent mode, a quiet mode, and a lock mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable storage disk or device storing instructions that, when executed by a processor cause an electronic device to at least:
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receive a message including an identification of a sender, an identification of a recipient, and message content; determine that the message content includes a predetermined phrase; and in response to determining that the message content includes the predetermined phrase, audibly present the message content while the electronic device is set to at least one of a silent mode, a quiet mode, and a lock mode.
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11. An electronic device comprising:
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a message receiver for receiving a message including an identification of a sender, an identification of a recipient, and message content; a message parser to determine that the message content includes a predetermined phrase; and a presenter for receiving a notification from the message parser that the message content includes the predetermined phrase and to, in response to the notification, audibly present the message content while the electronic device is set to at least one of a silent mode, a quiet mode, and a lock mode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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