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United States Patent | 6,687,339 |
Martin | February 3, 2004 |
The principles of the present invention introduce non-realtime messaging systems (and controllers for use therewith) that are capable of converting received oral messages from callers into at least substantially equivalent text messages for transmission to subscribers thereof. This may be accomplished by processing the received oral messages using data patterns representing oral phrases specific to non-realtime messaging systems. An exemplary messaging system includes each of a messaging controller, a data repository and a translating controller. The messaging controller is capable of receiving oral messages from callers and transmitting text messages to communications devices associated with subscribers of the non-realtime messaging system. The data repository is capable of storing data patterns that represent oral phrases specific to the non-realtime messaging system. The translating controller, which is associated with the messaging controller and data repository, is operable to process the received oral messages using the stored data patterns and to generate at least substantially equivalent text messages in response thereto.
Inventors: | Martin; Larry J. (Dallas, TX) |
Assignee: |
WebLink Wireless, Inc.
(Dallas,
TX)
|
Appl. No.: | 09/800,402 |
Filed: | March 5, 2001 |
Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
001717 | Dec., 1997 | 6198808 | |||
Current U.S. Class: | 379/88.14 ; 379/88.11; 379/88.15 |
Current International Class: | H04M 3/50 (20060101); H04M 3/53 (20060101); H04M 001/04 () |
Field of Search: | 379/88.01,88.05,88.11,88.12,88.13,88.14,88.15,88.16,88.22 704/275 455/412,413,414,416 |
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