Arrangement in a local computer for sending voice messages to a unified communications system
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsRobert Raymond Sealey, David S. 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.
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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 any one of G.711, G.729, and GSM encoding protocols;
- 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 one encoding protocol;
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- 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.
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 using at least one of G.711, G.729, and GSM encoding protocols, the recorder 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 one encoding protocol;
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- an e-mail client 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 the corresponding one voice messaging subscriber.
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 any one of G.711, G.729, and GSM encoding protocols;
- 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 one encoding protocol;
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- 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.
A user computer configured for sending a voice message, the user computer comprising:
- means for 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 executable browser plug-in resource configured for encoding the voice message according to any one of G.711, G.729, and GSM encoding protocols;
- means for 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 one encoding protocol;
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- means for 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.