Arrangement in a local computer for sending voice messages to a unified communications system
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsRobert Sealey, David Gress
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Abstract
A user computer, for example a personal computer (PC), includes a recorder configured for generating an audio file having an identifier enabling a unified messaging system to identify the audio file as a voice message, and an e-mail client configured for sending the audio file to a prescribed destination corresponding to a unified messaging subscriber voice mail inbox, enabling the unified messaging subscriber to use the unified messaging system for retrieval of the audio file as a stored voice message.
Claims17
A method in a user computer for sending a voice message, the method comprising:
- recording by an executable browser plug-in resource a voice message spoken by a calling party based on encoding parameters recognized by a voice messaging system configured for storing voice messages for a plurality of voice messaging subscribers, the recording including encoding the voice message according to a prescribed encoding protocol utilized by the voice messaging system for recording voice messages;
- storing the voice message within a data file having a selectable Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) type recognizable by the voice messaging system as a voice message, the MIME type identifying the prescribed encoding protocol;
- and
- outputting the data file using a prescribed messaging protocol for transfer to a destination voice mailbox accessible by the voice messaging system for a corresponding one of the voice messaging subscribers distinct from the calling party.
3-4. (canceled)
A user computer comprising:
- a recorder configured for recording a voice message input by a user according to selected encoding parameters recognized by a voice messaging system configured for storing voice messages for a plurality of voice messaging subscribers, the recorder configured for encoding the voice message according to a prescribed encoding protocol utilized by the voice messaging system for recording voice messages, the recorder further configured for storing the voice message as a data file having a selectable MIME type recognizable by the voice messaging system as a voice message, the MIME type identifying the prescribed encoding protocol;
- and
- a messaging resource configured for sending the data file to a destination voice mailbox for one of the voice messaging subscribers distinct from the user, using a prescribed messaging protocol, enabling access by the voice messaging system for a corresponding one of the voice messaging subscribers distinct from the calling party.
(canceled)
A computer readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions for sending a voice message, the sequences of instructions including instructions for performing the steps of:
- recording by an executable browser plug-in resource a voice message spoken by a calling party based on encoding parameters recognized by a voice messaging system configured for storing voice messages for a plurality of voice messaging subscribers, the recording including encoding the voice message according to a prescribed encoding protocol utilized by the voice messaging system for recording voice messages;
- storing the voice message within a data file having a selectable Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) type recognizable by the voice messaging system as a voice message, the MIME type identifying the prescribed encoding protocol;
- and
- outputting the data file using a prescribed messaging protocol for transfer to a destination voice mailbox accessible by the voice messaging system for a corresponding one of the voice messaging subscribers distinct from the calling party.
14-15. (canceled)
19-25. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.