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Audio-based text messaging
US8995974B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8995974-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414255492-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2014 |
| Priority date | Dec 11, 2009 |
| Publication date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
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A device that enable users to send and receive a message in different formats may include a text message gateway, an audio message gateway, and a processor. The text message gateway may include a Short Message Service (SMS) gateway. The audio message gateway may include an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) unit and/or a client application interface that receives audio from a client application of a mobile communications device. The processor may be configured to convert text messages received at the text-message gateway into audio messages and then to send the audio messages via the audio message gateway. The processor may also be configured to convert audio messages received at the audio message gateway into text messages and then to send the text messages via the text message gateway.
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What is claimed: 1. A method comprising: receiving, by a network server, an audio message comprising an audio-version destination and an audio-version body, wherein the audio-version destination comprises an instant message user name; converting, by the network server, the audio message into a Short Message Service (SMS) text message that contains a text-version body that is a translation of the audio-version body, wherein the text message is addressed to a destination that corr…
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- What does patent US8995974B2 cover?
- A device that enable users to send and receive a message in different formats may include a text message gateway, an audio message gateway, and a processor. The text message gateway may include a Short Message Service (SMS) gateway. The audio message gateway may include an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) unit and/or a client application interface that receives audio from a client application o…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- At & T Mobility Ii Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G10L15/26. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).