Cellular phone system with outgoing message selection system
First Claim
1. A method for communicating via a wireless terminal, said method comprising the steps of:
- establishing a wireless communication link between a wireless terminal user and a second party, such that said user is enabled to listen to speech uttered by said second party;
selectively activating at said wireless terminal the transmission of at least one audible message for receipt by said second party, wherein said at least one audible message is responsive to said speech uttered by said second party.
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Abstract
A system and method which allows a cellular phone user to communicate with a caller when the user is unable to speak aloud. The method comprises the steps of establishing a wireless communication link between a wireless terminal user and a second party and selectively activating at the wireless terminal the transmission of at least one audible message for receipt by the second party, wherein the audible message is responsive to a message transmitted by the second party. The audible message may be selected by the wireless terminal user from a plurality of audible messages, such as a personalized message pre-recorded by the wireless terminal user. According to other embodiments of the invention, the wireless communication link may be initiated by either the second party or by the wireless terminal user. Preferably, the activating step further comprises activating a terminal function key, such as by pressing a key on the wireless terminal'"'"'s keypad or by selecting a menu item from a display screen of the wireless terminal, corresponding to the transmitted message. In one embodiment, the terminal is configured to have two such keys or menu items positioned on the wireless terminal so as to be selected by the wireless terminal user without removing the terminal from the user'"'"'s ear.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for communicating via a wireless terminal, said method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a wireless communication link between a wireless terminal user and a second party, such that said user is enabled to listen to speech uttered by said second party;
selectively activating at said wireless terminal the transmission of at least one audible message for receipt by said second party, wherein said at least one audible message is responsive to said speech uttered by said second party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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11. A communication system comprising:
a wireless terminal configured to establish a wireless communication link between a wireless terminal user and a second party, such that said user is enabled to listen to speech uttered by said second party;
said wireless terminal further configured, upon selective activation by said wireless terminal user, to transmit at least one audible message for receipt by said second party, wherein said at least one audible message is responsive to speech uttered by said second party.- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for communicating via a wireless terminal, said method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a wireless communication link between a wireless terminal user and a second party, such that said user is enabled to listen to speech uttered by said second party;
selectively activating at said wireless terminal the transmission of at least one of a plurality of audible messages for receipt by said second party, wherein said at least one audible message is responsive to speech uttered by said second party. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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