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US 8,014,499 B2Granted
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 in the user computer 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 user computer distinct from the voice messaging system, the recording including the executable browser plug-in resource encoding the voice message according to a prescribed encoding protocol utilized by the voice messaging system for recording voice messages;
- storing by the user computer 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;
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- outputting from the user computer 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;
- wherein the outputting step includes outputting the data file using an executable e-mail client configured for sending the data file using a prescribed e-mail protocol as the prescribed messaging protocol, and outputting the data file to the destination voice mailbox according to one of SMTP protocol and IMAP protocol.
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A user computer for sending a voice message, the user computer comprising:
- an executable plug-in resource configured for recording a voice message spoken by a calling party according to selected encoding parameters recognized by a voice messaging system configured for storing voice messages for a plurality of voice messaging subscribers, the user computer distinct from the voice messaging system, the executable plug-in resource configured for encoding the voice message according to a prescribed encoding protocol utilized by the voice messaging system for recording voice messages,
- the executable plug-in resource further configured 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 prescribed encoding protocol;
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- the user computer further comprising a messaging resource implemented as an executable e-mail client and configured for sending the data file using a prescribed messaging protocol implemented as a prescribed e-mail protocol from the user computer to a destination voice mailbox accessible by the voice messaging system for one of the voice messaging subscribers distinct from the calling party, enabling access by the voice messaging system for a corresponding one of the voice messaging subscribers distinct from the calling party;
- wherein the messaging resource is configured for outputting the data file to the destination voice mailbox according to one of SMTP and IMAP protocol as the messaging protocol.
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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 in a user computer 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 user computer distinct from the voice messaging system, the recording including the executable browser plug-in resource encoding the voice message according to a prescribed encoding protocol utilized by the voice messaging system for recording voice messages;
- storing by the user computer 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;
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- outputting by the user computer 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;
- wherein the outputting step includes outputting the data file using an executable e-mail client configured for sending the data file using a prescribed e-mail protocol as the prescribed messaging protocol, and outputting the data file to the destination voice mailbox according to one of SMTP protocol and IMAP protocol.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.