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US 2003/0147512 A1Published application
Audio messaging system and method
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorRajasekhar Abburi
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InventorRajasekhar Abburi
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A system and method by which individuals can send and receive audio messages using telephone devices and/or computer devices. Upon receiving an audio message on behalf of an intended recipient, the system accesses a user profile to determine how the intended recipient should be contacted. The system then contacts the intended recipient in accordance with his or her user profile and notifies the intended recipient of the received audio message. The audio message is then delivered to the intended recipient in audio form through either a computer device or a telephone device. A person may thus send a voice or other audio message to an intended recipient using either a computer device or a telephone device, at the sender's option, and the audio message may be promptly delivered to the intended recipient in audio form via either a computer device or a telephone device, at the recipient's option.
A method of using an interactive voice response (IVR) system and a computer server connected to a communications network to support voice messaging between individuals accessible through telephone devices located on the network and individuals accessible through computer devices located on the network, the method comprising:
An apparatus for recording and sending audio messages to one or more remote devices, the apparatus comprising a processor, a memory device, computer instructions stored in the memory device, a microphone, and an interface to a communications network, the computer instructions configuring the processor to record in an audio file, in response to input from a user, an audio message provided by the user to the microphone, and to transfer the audio file in which the audio message is recorded to the communications network via said interface, whereby the audio message recorded in the audio file may be transmitted through the communications network for delivery to said one or more remote devices.
A method for recording and sending an audio message to one or more remote devices using a computer device having a microphone and a network interface, the method comprising:
A method of supporting messaging between individuals over a widely distributed computer network, the method comprising:
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