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US 6,587,871 B1Granted
System, method, and apparatus for converting voice mail to text and transmitting as an email or facsimile
AssigneeEricsson Inc.
InventorCharles R. Schrader
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Abstract
A system and method for receiving voice mail messages as a text-based email message or a facsimile transmission are presented. When a voice mail message is received from a calling party, the voice mail message is recorded into mass memory. Later, when the called party seeks to retrieve the called party's voice mail messages, the message can be converted to text and sent as either an email message to a designated email address or a facsimile transmission to a designated facsimile number. Additionally, a subscriber is able to record a message and have the recorded message converted to text and sent to a designated email address or facsimile number.
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A system for delivering a message for a called telephone terminal, said system comprising:
- a peripheral for receiving a voice message for said called telephone terminal from a calling telephone terminal over a telecommunications network, said peripheral recording said voice message;
- means for prompting a calling party associated with said calling telephone terminal for permission to transmit said received voice message to a predetermined computer;
- means for performing a review of the content of said voice message;
- means for selectively converting said voice message to a text message via an electronic voice/text conversion module if said calling party does provide permission to transmit said voice message to said predetermined computer and based on said review of said voice message and responsive to user input;
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- a computer connected, to said peripheral for transmitting said text message from said peripheral to said predetermined computer.
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A method for delivering a message for a called telephone terminal, said method comprising:
- receiving a voice message at a peripheral for said called telephone terminal from a calling telephone terminal over a telecommunications network;
- recording said voice message in a mass memory;
- prompting a calling party associated with said calling telephone terminal for permission to transmit said received voice message to a predetermined facsimile machine;
- reviewing the content of said voice message;
- after reviewing the content of said voice message and in response to said calling party providing permission to transmit said received voice message to said predetermined facsimile machine, selectively converting said voice message to a text message via an electronic voice/text conversion module and responsive to user input;
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- transmitting said text message from said peripheral to said predetermined facsimile machine.
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A method for delivering a message for a called telephone terminal, said system comprising:
- receiving a voice message at a peripheral for said called telephone terminal from a calling telephone terminal over a telecommunications network;
- recording said voice message in a mass memory;
- prompting a calling party associated with said calling telephone terminal for permission to transmit said received voice message to a predetermined computer;
- reviewing the content of said voice message;
- after reviewing the content of said voice message and in response to said calling party providing permission to transmit said received voice message to said predetermined computer, selectively converting said voice message to a text message via an electronic voice/text conversion module and responsive to user input;
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- transmitting said text message from said peripheral to said predetermined computer.
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A method for delivering a message for a called telephone terminal, said method comprising:
- receiving a voice message at a peripheral for said called telephone terminal from a calling telephone terminal over a telecommunications network;
- recording said voice message in a mass memory;
- prompting a calling party associated with said calling telephone terminal for permission to transmit said received voice message to a facsimile machine;
- if said calling party does not provide permission to transmit said voice message to said facsimile machine, enabling an indicator associated with said voice message stored in said memory;
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- if said calling party does provide permission to transmit said voice message to said facsimile machine:
- converting said voice message to a text message via an electronic voice/text conversion module and responsive to user input;
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- transmitting said text message from said peripheral to said facsimile machine.
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A method for delivering a message for a called telephone terminal, said method comprising:
- receiving a voice message at a peripheral for said called telephone terminal from a calling telephone terminal over a telecommunications network;
- recording said voice message in a mass memory;
- prompting a calling party associated with said calling telephone terminal for permission to transmit said received voice message to a computer terminal;
- if said calling party does not provide permission to transmit said voice message to said computer terminal, enabling an indicator associated with said voice message stored in said memory;
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- if said calling party does provide permission to transmit said voice message to said computer terminal:
- converting said voice message to a text message via an electronic voice/text conversion module and responsive to user input;
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- transmitting said text message from said peripheral to said computer terminal.
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A system for delivering a message for a called telephone terminal, said system comprising:
- a peripheral for receiving a voice message for said called telephone terminal from a calling telephone terminal over a telecommunications network;
- means for recording said voice message in a mass memory;
- means for prompting a calling party associated with said calling telephone terminal for permission to transmit said received voice message to a facsimile machine;
- means for enabling an indicator associated with said voice message stored in said memory, if said calling party does not provide permission to transmit said voice message to said facsimile machine;
- means for converting said voice message to a text message via an electronic voice/text conversion module, if said calling party does provide permission to transmit said voice message to said facsimile machine and responsive to user input;
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- means for transmitting said text message from said peripheral to said facsimile machine.
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A system for delivering a message for a called telephone terminal, said system comprising:
- a peripheral for receiving a voice message for said called telephone terminal from a calling telephone terminal over a telecommunications network;
- means for recording said voice message in a mass memory;
- means for prompting a calling party associated with said calling telephone terminal for permission to transmit said received voice message to a computer terminal;
- means for enabling an indicator associated with said voice message stored in said memory, if said calling party does not provide permission to transmit said voice message to said computer terminal;
- means for converting said voice message to a text message via an electronic voice/text conversion module, if said calling party does provide permission to transmit said voice message to said computer terminal and responsive to user input;
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- means for transmitting said text message from said peripheral to said computer terminal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.