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Voice and text communication system, method and apparatus

  • US 9,940,923 B2
  • Filed: 12/28/2015
  • Issued: 04/10/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for wireless communications, said apparatus comprising:

  • a module configured to, when a mobile communications device has been set to a first mode in which said mobile communications device accepts text input instead of speech input, receive text that has been entered by a user of said mobile communications device and to convert the received text to a synthesized speech signal during a call in which a second communications device is configured to receive speech packets, wherein said mobile communications device is settable to a second mode in which said mobile communications device accepts speech input instead of text input;

    a vocoder configured to encode the synthesized speech signal to produce a plurality of corresponding speech packets; and

    a transceiver configured to transmit the plurality of corresponding speech packets over a wireless communications link to said second communications device,wherein said module includes a voice synthesizer configured to store characteristics of a voice of the user and to use said stored characteristics to produce the synthesized speech signal,wherein said apparatus is configured to transmit, via said transceiver, an audio notification informing said second communications device that speech from said mobile communications device following said audio notification will be converted from text, andwherein said apparatus is configured to transmit said audio notification prior to transmitting said plurality of corresponding speech packets.

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