Communication system with voice mail access and call by spelling functionality
First Claim
1. A method of initiating a communication from a mobile communication device, comprising:
- A) receiving a plurality of spoken letters corresponding to a spelling of at least a portion of a contact name;
B) identifying a contact and associated contact information from a database associated with a mobile communication device in response to the spoken letters;
C) initiating a communication to the contact from the mobile communication device using the associated contact information;
D) transmitting a suggested contact in response to identification of a contact from the spoken letters; and
E) receiving a command to accept the suggested contact, to reject the suggested contact, to re-spell contact, or to exit a contact spelling mode.
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Abstract
A method of initiating a communication from a mobile communication device includes receiving a plurality of spoken letters corresponding to a spelling of at least a portion of a contact name and identifying a contact and associated contact information from a database associated with a mobile communication device in response to the spoken letters. A communication to the contact is initiated from the mobile communication device using the associated contact information. A method of presenting voicemail to a user establishes communication with a mobile communication device. A first voicemail box is checked for messages, the first voicemail box being associated with the mobile communication device. A second voicemail box is checked for messages, the second voicemail box being associated with a second communication device. At least one voicemail message received from at least one of the first and second voicemail boxes is presented to a user via a single interface.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of initiating a communication from a mobile communication device, comprising:
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A) receiving a plurality of spoken letters corresponding to a spelling of at least a portion of a contact name; B) identifying a contact and associated contact information from a database associated with a mobile communication device in response to the spoken letters; C) initiating a communication to the contact from the mobile communication device using the associated contact information; D) transmitting a suggested contact in response to identification of a contact from the spoken letters; and E) receiving a command to accept the suggested contact, to reject the suggested contact, to re-spell contact, or to exit a contact spelling mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of initiating a communication from a mobile communication device, comprising:
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A) receiving a plurality of spoken letters corresponding to a spelling of at least a portion of a contact name; B) identifying a contact and associated contact information from a database associated with a mobile communication device in response to the spoken letters; and C) initiating a communication to the contact from the mobile communication device using the associated contact information;
wherein said step (A) includes;receiving at least one exemplary word for each of the plurality of spoken letters, the at least one exemplary word having the same initial letter as a spoken letter; and using the exemplary word to confirm a spoken letter associated with the exemplary word.
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10. A method of initiating a communication from a mobile communication device, comprising:
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A) receiving a plurality of spoken letters corresponding to a spelling of at least a portion of a contact name; B) identifying a contact and associated contact information from a database associated with a mobile communication device in response to the spoken letters; and C) initiating a communication to the contact from the mobile communication device using the associated contact information; D) transmitting a suggested contact in response to identification of a contact from the spoken letters; and E) transmitting a reminder that the user can repeat step (A) in response to the user rejecting a suggested contact a predetermined quantity of times.
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11. A method of initiating a communication from a mobile communication device, comprising:
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A) receiving a plurality of spoken letters corresponding to a spelling of at least a portion of a contact name; B) identifying a contact and associated contact information from a database associated with a mobile communication device in response to the spoken letters; and C) initiating a communication to the contact from the mobile communication device using the associated contact information; and D) transmitting a suggested contact in response to identification of a contact from the spoken letters, including indicating a quantity of identified contacts in response to identification of a plurality of contacts in said step (B).
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12. A method of initiating a communication from a mobile communication device, comprising:
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A) receiving a plurality of spoken letters corresponding to a spelling of at least a portion of a contact name; B) identifying a contact and associated contact information from a database associated with a mobile communication device in response to the spoken letters; and C) initiating a communication to the contact from the mobile communication device using the associated contact information; and D) transmitting a suggested contact in response to identification of a contact from the spoken letters, including transmitting a name of a suggested contact and a supplemental piece of information associated with the suggested contact in response to multiple identified contacts having the same name. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method of initiating a communication from a mobile communication device, comprising:
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A) receiving a plurality of spoken letters corresponding to a spelling of at least a portion of a contact name; B) identifying a contact and associated contact information from a database associated with a mobile communication device in response to the spoken letters; and C) initiating a communication to the contact from the mobile communication device using the associated contact information; and D) transmitting a suggested contact in response to identification of a contact from the spoken letters; wherein said step (D) is selectively repeated in response to the user rejecting a suggested contact. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A vehicle communication system comprising:
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a mobile communication device; a control unit in a vehicle, the control unit being in communication with the mobile communication device, the control unit being operable to receive a plurality of spoken letters corresponding to a spelling of at least a portion of a contact name, to identify a contact and associated contact information from a database associated with the mobile communication device in response to the spoken letters, and to initiate a communication to the contact from the mobile communication device using the associated contact information, wherein the control unit is operable to transmit a suggested contact in response to identification of a contact from the spoken letters and wherein the control unit is operable to receive a command to accept the suggested contact, to reject the suggested contact, to re-spell contact, or to exit a contact spelling mode. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method of initiating a communication from a communication device, comprising:
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A) receiving a plurality of spoken letters corresponding to a spelling of at least a portion of a contact name, wherein said step A) includes;
receiving at least one exemplary word for each of the plurality of spoken letters, the at least one exemplary word having the same initial letter as a spoken letter; and
using the exemplary word to confirm a spoken letter associated with the exemplary word;B) identifying a suggested contact and associated contact information from a database associated with a communication device in response to the spoken letters; C) presenting the suggested contact in response to the identification in said step B); D) receiving a command to accept the suggested contact after said step C); and E) initiating a communication to the suggested contact from the communication device using the associated contact information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A vehicle communication system comprising:
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a mobile communication device; a control unit in a vehicle, the control unit being in communication with the mobile communication device, the control unit being operable to receive a plurality of spoken letters corresponding to a spelling of at least a portion of a contact name, to identify a contact and associated contact information from a database associated with the mobile communication device in response to the spoken letters, and to initiate a communication to the contact from the mobile communication device using the associated contact information, wherein control unit is also operable to receive at least one exemplary word for each of the plurality of spoken letters, the at least one exemplary word having the same initial letter as a spoken letter, and wherein the control unit uses the exemplary word to confirm a spoken letter associated with the exemplary word.
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24. A vehicle communication system comprising:
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a mobile communication device; a control unit in a vehicle, the control unit being in communication with the mobile communication device, the control unit being operable to receive a plurality of spoken letters corresponding to a spelling of at least a portion of a contact name, to identify a contact and associated contact information from a database associated with the mobile communication device in response to the spoken letters, and to initiate a communication to the contact from the mobile communication device using the associated contact information, wherein the control unit is operable to transmit a suggested contact in response to identification of a contact from the spoken letters, wherein the control unit is operable to present a reminder that the user can repeat the spoken letters in response to the user rejecting a suggested contact a predetermined quantity of times. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A vehicle communication system comprising:
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a mobile communication device; a control unit in a vehicle, the control unit being in communication with the mobile communication device, the control unit being operable to receive a plurality of spoken letters corresponding to a spelling of at least a portion of a contact name, to identify a contact and associated contact information from a database associated with the mobile communication device in response to the spoken letters, and to initiate a communication to the contact from the mobile communication device using the associated contact information, wherein the control unit is operable to transmit a suggested contact in response to identification of a contact from the spoken letters, wherein the control unit is operable to present a name of a suggested contact and a supplemental piece of information associated with the suggested contact in response to multiple identified contacts having the same name. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A vehicle communication system comprising:
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a mobile communication device; a control unit in a vehicle, the control unit being in communication with the mobile communication device, the control unit being operable to receive a plurality of spoken letters corresponding to a spelling of at least a portion of a contact name, to identify a contact and associated contact information from a database associated with the mobile communication device in response to the spoken letters, and to initiate a communication to the contact from the mobile communication device using the associated contact information, wherein the control unit is operable to transmit a suggested contact in response to identification of a contact from the spoken letters, wherein the control unit is operable to present a second suggested contact in response to the user rejecting the suggested contact.
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