System and method for delivery of voicemails to handheld devices
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a mobile device able to engage in cellular communications;
the mobile device comprising one or more processors coupled to one or more physical memories via one or more buses;
wherein at least one of the one or more physical memories comprises stored instructions executable by the one or more processors; and
wherein at least one of the one or more physical memories is capable of storing in one or more memory locations as physical memory states results from execution by the one or more processors of the stored executable instructions;
wherein the stored executable instructions are executable to provide an integrated voicemail system for the mobile device in which visual voicemail access capability is provided for the integrated voicemail system;
wherein the stored executable instructions are further executable to provide a capability to transcribe voicemail messages to text messages so as to provide the visual voicemail access capability; and
wherein the mobile device, via the stored executable instructions, comprises a capability to display a voicemail inbox of the integrated voicemail system, the voicemail inbox to comprise a visual voicemail inbox to provide the visual voicemail access capability and to include a capability to display more than one voicemail message in a list format in which at least two respective voicemail messages of the more than one voicemail message are displayed in a manner that includes an at least partial text transcription of the respective voicemail message.
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Abstract
Briefly, a variety of embodiments, including the following, are described: a system embodiment and methods that allow random access to voice messages, in contrast to sequential access in existing system embodiments; a system embodiment and methods that allow for the optional use of voice recognition to enhance usability; and a system embodiment and methods that apply to the area of voicemail.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a mobile device able to engage in cellular communications; the mobile device comprising one or more processors coupled to one or more physical memories via one or more buses;
wherein at least one of the one or more physical memories comprises stored instructions executable by the one or more processors; and
wherein at least one of the one or more physical memories is capable of storing in one or more memory locations as physical memory states results from execution by the one or more processors of the stored executable instructions;wherein the stored executable instructions are executable to provide an integrated voicemail system for the mobile device in which visual voicemail access capability is provided for the integrated voicemail system; wherein the stored executable instructions are further executable to provide a capability to transcribe voicemail messages to text messages so as to provide the visual voicemail access capability; and wherein the mobile device, via the stored executable instructions, comprises a capability to display a voicemail inbox of the integrated voicemail system, the voicemail inbox to comprise a visual voicemail inbox to provide the visual voicemail access capability and to include a capability to display more than one voicemail message in a list format in which at least two respective voicemail messages of the more than one voicemail message are displayed in a manner that includes an at least partial text transcription of the respective voicemail message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a mobile device able to engage in cellular communications; the mobile device comprising one or more processors coupled to one or more physical memories via one or more buses;
wherein at least one of the one or more physical memories comprises stored instructions executable by the one or more processors; and
wherein at least one of the one or more physical memories is capable of storing in one or more memory locations as physical memory states results from execution by the one or more processors of the stored executable instructions;wherein the stored executable instructions are executable to provide an integrated voicemail system in which visual voicemail access capability is provided for the integrated voicemail system such that, via a voicemail inbox comprising a visual voicemail inbox, two or more visual voicemail messages, respectively to comprise an at least partial text transcription of a respective voicemail message, are to be displayed by the mobile device on a single display of the mobile device at the same time, including one or more visual voicemail indicators respectively associated with the two or more visual voicemail messages to be displayed, the one or more associated visual voicemail indicators being displayable via the voicemail inbox at the same time or at a different time with respect to display of the at least partial text transcription of the respective voicemail messages; and wherein the stored executable instructions are executable to provide a capability to transcribe voicemail messages received by the mobile device to text messages so as to provide the visual voicemail access capability. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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a mobile device able to engage in cellular communications; the mobile device comprising one or more processors coupled to one or more physical memories via one or more buses;
wherein at least one of the one or more physical memories comprises stored instructions executable by the one or more processors; and
wherein at least one of the one or more physical memories is capable of storing in one or more memory locations as physical memory states results from execution by the one or more processors of the stored executable instructions;wherein the stored executable instructions are executable to provide an integrated voicemail system in which visual display voicemail access capability is provided for the integrated voicemail system; wherein the mobile device further includes, via the stored executable instructions, a capability to record one or more voicenotes in order for the one or more voicenotes to be transcribed to text messages; and wherein the mobile device, via the stored executable instructions, comprises a capability to display a voicemail inbox of the integrated voicemail system, the voicemail inbox to comprise a visual voicemail inbox to provide the visual voicemail access capability and to include a capability to display the one or more voicenotes and a partial text transcription thereof in a list format. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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