Method and end-user device for messaging

• US 8,917,849 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2013
• Issued: 12/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Moshe Weiner
• Original Assignee: Moshe Weiner
• Inventors: Weiner, Moshe
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAN, MAN U
• Application Number:
  US13/908,515
• Publication Number:
  US 20130279681A1
• Time in Patent Office: 568 Days
• Field of Search: 370260-328, 370351-359, 379207-211, 455412-417
• US Class Current: 379/207
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4061 Push-to services, e.g. push-to-talk or push-to-video
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/205 Broadcasting broadcasting in packet switching networks H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4536 Voicemail combined with text-based messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4563 Voicemail monitoring during recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42093 Notifying the calling party of information on the called or connected party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42102 Making use of the called party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42365 Presence services providing information on the willingness to communicate or the ability to communicate in terms of media capability or network connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53375 Message broadcasting
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/537 Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message , whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/56 Arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities video conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42

Abstract

An end-user device and method for messaging, includes: enabling an initiating user, using an end-user device, to choose at least one target user and to subsequently press a dedicated button selected from a set of dedicated buttons that includes one or more dedicated buttons; and in response to pressing the dedicated button preceded by choosing the at least one target user, enabling sending to the at least one target user a respective message, wherein a type of the respective message corresponds to the dedicated button, pressed by the initiating user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

enabling an initiating user, using an end-user device, to choose a group of target users that comprises at least one target user and to press an IVM (instant voice message) dedicated button; and

in response to pressing the IVM dedicated button preceded by choosing the group of target users, enabling to send an instant voice message, wherein the enabling to send comprises;

starting a recording of the instant voice message;

after the starting of the recording, sending to the at least one target user a notification with regard to the instant voice message; and

in a case when the notification is acknowledged, enabling playing already recorded parts of the instant voice message to the at least one target user.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprises enabling the initiating user to choose the at least one target user from target users presented by using the end-user device.

6. The method of claim 1 comprising notifying the initiating user when the instant voice message is accepted.

7. The method of claim 1 comprising notifying that the instant voice message has been heard.

8. The method of claim 1 comprising notifying the initiating user which target users of the group of target users have listened to the instant voice message.

9. The method of claim 1 comprising notifying the initiating user that the instant voice message is being heard during the recording of the instant voice message.

10. The method of claim 1 comprising sending the notification to the least one target user before completing the recording of the instant voice message.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising establishing a connection between the initiating user and an IVM server for sending the notification and for sending the instant voice message to the at least one target user.

3. An end-user device comprising:

an IVM (instant voice message) dedicated button for sending instant voice messages;

wherein the end-user device is configured to enable an initiating user to choose a group of target users that comprises at least one target user and to enable the initiating user to press the IVM dedicated button; and

wherein in response to pressing the IVM dedicated button preceded by choosing the group of target users, the end-user device is configured to enable sending an instant voice message, by;

enable starting a recording of the instant voice message;

after the starting of the recording, enable sending to the at least one target user a notification with regard to the instant voice message; and

enable sending already recorded parts of the instant voice message to the at least one target user for playing the instant voice message, in a case when the notification is acknowledged.

4. The end-user device of claim 3 is configured to enable the initiating user to choose the at least one target user from target users presented by the end-user device.

5. The end-user device of claim 3, wherein the end-user device is a cellular handset.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores instructions that once executed by a computer cause the computer to execute the steps:

enabling an initiating user, using an end-user device, to choose a group of target users that comprises at least one target user and to press an IVM (instant voice message) dedicated button; and

in response to pressing the IVM dedicated button preceded by choosing the group of target users, enabling to send an instant voice message, wherein the enabling to send comprises;

starting a recording of the instant voice message;

after the starting of the recording, sending to the at least one target user a notification with regard to the instant voice message; and

in a case when the notification is acknowledged, enabling playing already recorded parts of the instant voice message to the at least one target user.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 further stores instructions for notifying the initiating user when the instant voice message is accepted.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 further stores instructions for notifying the initiating user that the instant voice message has been heard.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 further stores instructions for notifying the initiating user which target users of the group of target users have listened to the instant voice message.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 further stores instructions for notifying the initiating user that the instant voice message is being heard during the recording of the instant voice message.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 further stores instructions for establishing a connection between the initiating user and an IVM server for sending the notification and the for sending of the instant voice message to the at least one target user.