Apparatus and method for providing messages in a social network
First Claim
1. A server comprising:
- a memory to store instructions; and
a processor coupled with the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the instructions, performs operations comprising;
receiving a voice message and content identification information, the voice message being received from a computing device, the content identification information being associated with media content;
generating text representing the voice message;
determining an identity of the media content based on the content identification information;
determining a context of the voice message;
obtaining additional content based on the identity of the media content and the context of the voice message;
generating an enhanced message comprising the text and the additional content; and
providing a group of communication devices with access to the enhanced message, wherein the group of communication devices and the computing device are associated with each other by a social network server managing a social network website, and wherein the group of communication devices are remote from the computing device.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server including a controller to receive audio signals and content identification information from a media processor, generate text representing a voice message based on the audio signals, determine an identity of media content based on the content identification information, generate an enhanced message having text and additional content where the additional content is obtained by the controller based on the identity of the media content, and transmit the enhanced message to the media processor for presentation on the display device, where the enhanced message is accessible by one or more communication devices that are associated with a social network and remote from the media processor. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A server comprising:
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a memory to store instructions; and a processor coupled with the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the instructions, performs operations comprising; receiving a voice message and content identification information, the voice message being received from a computing device, the content identification information being associated with media content; generating text representing the voice message; determining an identity of the media content based on the content identification information; determining a context of the voice message; obtaining additional content based on the identity of the media content and the context of the voice message; generating an enhanced message comprising the text and the additional content; and providing a group of communication devices with access to the enhanced message, wherein the group of communication devices and the computing device are associated with each other by a social network server managing a social network website, and wherein the group of communication devices are remote from the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable storage device comprising instructions which, responsive to being executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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transmitting a voice message to a server to enable the server to generate text based on the voice message; transmitting content identification information associated with media content to the server to enable the server to identify the media content to obtain an identity of the media content and to enable the server to generate an enhanced message comprising the text and additional content, wherein the additional content is obtained by the server based on the identity of the media content; and receiving the enhanced message from the server, wherein a group of communication devices is provided with access to the enhanced message, wherein the group of communication devices and the processor are associated with each other by a social network server managing a social network website, and wherein the group of communication devices are remote from the processor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a system including a processor, a voice message from a computing device; determining, by the system, a context of the voice message; obtaining, by the system, additional content according to the context of the voice message; generating, by the system, an enhanced message comprising the additional content and text representing the voice message; and providing, by the system, access to the enhanced message for a group of communication devices, wherein the group of communication devices and the computing device are associated with each other by a social network server managing a social network website, and wherein the group of communication devices is remote from the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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