Voicemail system for a handheld device
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1. A method of providing a voicemail service at a handheld wireless device comprising:
- recording an incoming audio message in a local memory of said handheld device; and
displaying an incoming audio message record, corresponding to said incoming audio message, in a user interface screen of said handheld device, said user interface screen contemporaneously presenting email message records along with said incoming audio message record;
and further comprising;
(i) placing a call to a recipient;
(ii) determining that said call is answered by a remote voicemail system;
(iii) transmitting an outgoing audio message to said remote voicemail system; and
(iv) displaying in said user interface screen an outgoing message record for said outgoing audio message.
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Abstract
A voicemail system utilizing a wireless handheld device with a suitable user interface for presenting voice messages and email messages is disclosed. Voice messages are received over a wireless network, and stored on the handheld device. Upon receipt of a voice message, the handheld device records the audio message in local memory. Subsequently a message record entry corresponding to the received audio message is displayed in a user interface screen of the handheld. When the user opens the displayed message record, the handheld device plays back the corresponding audio message stored in local memory.
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1. A method of providing a voicemail service at a handheld wireless device comprising:
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recording an incoming audio message in a local memory of said handheld device; and displaying an incoming audio message record, corresponding to said incoming audio message, in a user interface screen of said handheld device, said user interface screen contemporaneously presenting email message records along with said incoming audio message record; and further comprising; (i) placing a call to a recipient; (ii) determining that said call is answered by a remote voicemail system; (iii) transmitting an outgoing audio message to said remote voicemail system; and (iv) displaying in said user interface screen an outgoing message record for said outgoing audio message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of providing a voicemail service at a wireless handheld device, comprising:
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recording an incoming audio message for an original caller in a local memory of said handheld device; and
displaying an incoming audio message record corresponding to said incoming audio message in a user interface screen of said handheld device;upon a user selecting said incoming audio message record through said user interface, enabling said user to select to reply to said original caller; and upon said user selecting to reply being connected to voicemail and leaving an outgoing audio message; recording said outgoing audio message in said local memory; creating an outgoing message record, for said outgoing audio message; and associating said outgoing message record with said incoming audio message record. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A handheld device comprising:
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a wireless receiver; a speaker; memory; a display; and a processor, operable to; (i) upon receiving a phone call from a caller, transition said device to answering-machine mode and record an incoming audio message from said caller in said memory; and (ii) display an incoming audio message record corresponding to said audio message in a user interface screen on said display, said screen contemporaneously presenting email message records and said incoming audio message record; and further comprising a microphone and wherein said processor is further operable to record on said memory using said microphone, an outgoing audio message left on a remote voicemail system. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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