Text alternative to established voice call session
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- sending, by an initiating device, a request for a voice call session with a recipient device;
receiving an indication of a capability of the recipient device to receive a text message if the voice call session is not established;
determining, by the initiating device and before the voice call session is established with the recipient device, a text message to be sent to the recipient device if the voice call session is not established; and
sending, responsive to the indication and after determining that the voice call session is not established, the text message to the recipient device.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described wherein an initiating device sends a communication requesting a voice call session with a recipient device. In response, the initiating device receives a communication indicating that the initiating device can provide a text message instead of establishing the voice call session. In some cases, the communication may refuse the request voice call session, while in other cases the communication may simply indicate that the recipient device supports text messaging as an alternative to voice mail. As a result of the received communication, the initiating device outputs a text input prompt. After receiving text input in response to the prompt, the initiating device sends a text message containing the received text input.
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1. A method comprising:
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sending, by an initiating device, a request for a voice call session with a recipient device; receiving an indication of a capability of the recipient device to receive a text message if the voice call session is not established; determining, by the initiating device and before the voice call session is established with the recipient device, a text message to be sent to the recipient device if the voice call session is not established; and sending, responsive to the indication and after determining that the voice call session is not established, the text message to the recipient device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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determining, by a computing device, a text message; sending, by the computing device, a request to establish a voice call session with a recipient device; receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a capability of the recipient device to receive a text message if the voice call session is not established; determining, after the receiving the indication, that the voice call session has not been established; and responsive to the determining that the voice call session has not been established, sending the text message to the recipient device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a recipient device from a computing device, a request to initiate a voice call session; sending, by the recipient device to the computing device and while the request to initiate the voice call session is pending, an indication of a capability of the recipient device to receive a text message intended for the recipient device if the voice call session is not established; and after sending the indication and while the request to initiate the voice call session is pending, receiving, by the recipient device and from the computing device, the text message. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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