Methods and apparatus to audibly provide messages in a mobile device

• US 9,386,156 B2
• Filed: 01/07/2014
• Issued: 07/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Hymel, James Allen, Lindner, Jeffery Erhard
• Primary Examiner(s): MCFADDEN, SUSAN IRIS
• Application Number:
  US14/149,748
• Publication Number:
  US 20140120884A1
• Time in Patent Office: 910 Days
• Field of Search: 704/260
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/279 Recognition of textual entities
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/1822 Parsing for meaning understanding
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2011 Service processing based on information specified by a party before or during a call, e.g. information, tone or routing selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/6072 Authentication using challenger response
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means voice activated dialling H04M1/271; voice recognition algorithms G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4365 based on information specified by the calling party, e.g. priority or subject
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53333 Message receiving aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5335 Message type or catagory, e.g. priority, indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

Methods and apparatus to audibly provide messages in a mobile device at described. An example method includes determining that audio of a voicemail includes a predetermined phrase and, in response to determining that the audio includes the predetermined phrase, audibly presenting the voicemail while the electronic device is set to at least one of a silent mode, a quiet mode, and a lock mode.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining that audio of a voicemail includes a predetermined phrase; and

in response to determining that the audio includes the predetermined phrase, audibly presenting the voicemail while the electronic device is set to at least one of a silent mode, a quiet mode, or a lock mode.

2. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising:

in response to determining that the audio includes the predetermined phrase, receiving a voice input at the electronic device; and

determining that the voice input includes a second predetermined phrase, wherein audibly presenting the voicemail is performed in response to determining that the voice input includes the second predetermined phrase.

3. The method as defined in claim 2, wherein the predetermined phrase and the second predetermined phrase are the same.

4. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the predetermined phrase is at least one word.

5. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising removing the predetermined phrase from the voicemail before presenting the voicemail.

6. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising determining a sender of the voicemail, wherein the predetermined phrase is associated with the sender of the voicemail.

7. An electronic device comprising:

a message receiver for receiving a voicemail;

a message parser to determine that audio of the voicemail includes a predetermined phrase; and

a presenter to, in response to determining that the audio includes the predetermined phrase, audibly present the voicemail while the electronic device is set to at least one of a silent mode, a quiet mode, or a lock mode.

8. The electronic device as defined in claim 7, further comprising an audible command processor to:

receive a voice input at the electronic device; and

determine that the voice input includes a second predetermined phrase, wherein presenter is to audibly present the voicemail in response to the audible command processor determining that the voice input includes the second predetermined phrase.

9. The electronic device as defined in claim 8, wherein the predetermined phrase and the second predetermined phrase are the same.

10. The electronic device as defined in claim 7, wherein the predetermined phrase is at least one word.

11. The electronic device as defined in claim 7, wherein the message parser is to remove the predetermined phrase from the voicemail before presenting the voicemail.

12. The electronic device as defined in claim 7, wherein the message parser is to determine a sender of the voicemail, wherein the predetermined phrase is associated with the sender of the voicemail.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage disc or storage device including instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

determine that audio of a voicemail includes a predetermined phrase; and

in response to determining that the audio includes the predetermined phrase, audibly present the voicemail while the electronic device is set to at least one of a silent mode, a quiet mode, or a lock mode.

14. The computer readable storage disc or storage device as defined in claim 13, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to:

in response to determining that the audio includes the predetermined phrase, receive a voice input at the electronic device; and

determine that the voice input includes a second predetermined phrase, wherein audibly presenting the voicemail is performed in response to determining that the voice input includes the second predetermined phrase.

15. The computer readable storage disc or storage device as defined in claim 14, wherein the predetermined phrase and the second predetermined phrase are the same.

16. The computer readable storage disc or storage device as defined in claim 13, wherein the predetermined phrase is at least one word.

17. The computer readable storage disc or storage device as defined in claim 13, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to remove the predetermined phrase from the voicemail before presenting the voicemail.

18. The computer readable storage disc or storage device as defined in claim 13, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to determine a sender of the voicemail, wherein the predetermined phrase is associated with the sender of the voicemail.