Selection of a link in a received message for speaking reply, which is converted into text form for delivery
First Claim
1. A method of communication comprising:
- receiving an audio message from a caller to a recipient;
transcribing the audio voice message to produce text;
providing a text message including the text and a link comprising information that links to a conversion system capable of converting speech to text and an identifier indicating a destination for a reply message, such that when the recipient selects the link, the recipient is connected to the conversion system to speak the reply message that is automatically transcribed into a reply text message and provided to the destination associated with the identifier; and
transmitting the text message to a mobile device of the recipient.
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Abstract
A link, called an X-Link™ and is placed in a message (SMS, MMS, email etc.) that is sent to a user and displayed on their device (e.g. mobile telephone). When the link is selected by the user, it connects the user'"'"'s device to a conversion system, enabling the user to speak a reply which is then converted to a text based reply message; the reply message is then sent to the original message sender (and/or another appropriate recipient). This approach enables a text message to be responded to by voice: it is an example of an asymmetric communication. There are many circumstances where this approach is very useful—for example if the message is a SMS and the recipient does not know how to respond using SMS, or is in an environment where it is difficult (perhaps when walking or driving).
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22 Claims
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1. A method of communication comprising:
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receiving an audio message from a caller to a recipient; transcribing the audio voice message to produce text; providing a text message including the text and a link comprising information that links to a conversion system capable of converting speech to text and an identifier indicating a destination for a reply message, such that when the recipient selects the link, the recipient is connected to the conversion system to speak the reply message that is automatically transcribed into a reply text message and provided to the destination associated with the identifier; and transmitting the text message to a mobile device of the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. At least one non-transitory computer readable medium storing instruction that, when executed by at least one processor, performs a method of communication comprising:
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receiving an audio message from a caller to a recipient; transcribing the audio voice message to produce text; providing a text message including the text and a link comprising information that links to a conversion system capable of converting speech to text and an identifier indicating a destination for a reply message, such that when the recipient selects the link, the recipient is connected to the conversion system to speak the reply message that is automatically transcribed into a reply text message and provided to the destination associated with the identifier; and transmitting the text message to a mobile device of the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for communication comprising:
a conversion system configured to; receive an audio message from a caller to a recipient; transcribe the audio voice message to produce text; provide a text message including the text and a link comprising information that links to the conversion system capable of converting speech to text and an identifier indicating a destination for a reply message, such that when the recipient selects the link, the recipient is connected to the conversion system to speak the reply message that is automatically transcribed into a reply text message and provided to the destination associated with the identifier; and transmit the text message to a mobile device of the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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