Integrating multimedia and voicemail
View Patent ↗Integrated multimedia voicemail systems and methods allow the creation of voicemail with associated multimedia content. A user can compose a voicemail and select or create multimedia content to be associated with the voicemail. A user can associate files, webpage addresses, applications, and user-created content with a voicemail. A user may operate an interface on a user device to select content and instruct a voicemail system to associate such content with a voicemail. The voicemail with integrated multimedia content may be an originating voicemail or a voicemail in response to another voicemail.
1. A wireless network device comprising:
a memory comprising instructions;
a transceiver; and
a processor coupled to the memory that, when executing the instructions effectuates operations comprising:
receiving, via the transceiver, a request from a first device to create a visual voicemail message comprising audible content and multimedia content;
receiving, via the transceiver, the audible content of the visual voicemail message from the first device;
transmitting, to the first device via the transceiver, an audible prompt for multimedia content of the visual voicemail message;
receiving, from the first device via the transceiver, an audible request to include content of a webpage as multimedia content of the visual voicemail message, wherein the audible request comprises a spoken address of the webpage;
receiving, via the transceiver, the content of the webpage;
generating the visual voicemail message by the processor, the visual voicemail message comprising:
the audible content of the visual voicemail message, and
a subset of the content of the webpage as the multimedia content of the visual voicemail message; and
transmitting, via the transceiver, a notification of the visual voicemail message to a recipient device.
2. The wireless network device of claim 1 , wherein the visual voicemail message further comprises a transcription of the spoken address of the webpage.
3. The wireless network device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise the transmitting, via the transceiver, an instruction to the recipient device that causes the recipient device to present a user interface for user selection of the multimedia content of the visual voicemail message.
4. The wireless network device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise the processor storing the content of the webpage in a memory.
5. The wireless network device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, via the transceiver, an indication of a selection of the multimedia content of the visual voicemail message at a user interface of the recipient device; and
transmitting, via the transceiver, the multimedia content of the visual voicemail message to the recipient device.
6. The wireless network device of claim 1 , wherein the visual voicemail message further comprises a network address of the webpage.
7. The wireless network device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, via the transceiver, a second audible request to include text with the visual voicemail message, wherein the second audible request comprises spoken content;
transcribing, by the processor, the spoken content to generate transcribed content; and
generating, by the processor, the visual voicemail message further comprising the transcribed content.
8. A method, comprising:
detecting, by a voicemail server in a wireless network, a request from a first device to create a visual voicemail message comprising audible content and multimedia content;
receiving, by the voicemail server, the audible content of the visual voicemail message from the first device;
transmitting, from the voicemail server to the first device, an audible prompt for multimedia content of the visual voicemail message;
receiving, by the voicemail server from the first device, an audible request to include content of a webpage as multimedia content of the visual voicemail message, wherein the audible request comprises a spoken address of the webpage;
obtaining, by the voicemail server, the content of the webpage;
generating, by the voicemail server, the visual voicemail message comprising:
the audible content of the visual voicemail message, and
a subset of the content of the webpage as the multimedia content of the visual voicemail message; and
transmitting a notification of the visual voicemail message from the voicemail server to a recipient device.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the visual voicemail message further comprises a transcription of the spoken address of the webpage.
10. The method of claim 8 , further transmitting an instruction to the recipient device that causes the recipient device to present a user interface for user selection of the multimedia content of the visual voicemail message.
11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising storing the content of the webpage in a memory.
12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving an indication of a selection of the multimedia content of the visual voicemail message at a user interface of the recipient device; and
transmitting the multimedia content of the visual voicemail message to the recipient device.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the visual voicemail message further comprises a network address of the webpage.
14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving a second audible request to include text with the visual voicemail message, wherein the second audible request comprises spoken content;
transcribing the spoken content to generate transcribed content; and
generating the visual voicemail message further comprising the transcribed content.
15. A computer-readable medium that is not a transient signal, the computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
receiving, via a transceiver, a request from a first device to create a visual voicemail message comprising audible content and multimedia content;
receiving, via the transceiver, the audible content of the visual voicemail message from the first device;
transmitting, to the first device via the transceiver, an audible prompt for multimedia content of the visual voicemail message;
receiving, from the first device via the transceiver, an audible request to include content of a webpage as multimedia content of the visual voicemail message, wherein the audible request comprises a spoken address of the webpage;
receiving, via the transceiver, the content of the webpage;
generating, by the processor, the visual voicemail message comprising:
the audible content of the visual voicemail message, and
a subset of the content of the webpage as the multimedia content of the visual voicemail message; and
transmitting, via the transceiver, a notification of the visual voicemail message to a recipient device.
16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the visual voicemail message further comprises a transcription of the spoken address of the webpage.
17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise transmitting, via the transceiver, an instruction to the recipient device that causes the recipient device to present a user interface for user selection of the multimedia content of the visual voicemail message.
18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise the processor storing the content of the webpage in a memory.
19. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, via the transceiver, an indication of a selection of the multimedia content of the visual voicemail message at a user interface of the recipient device; and
transmitting, via the transceiver, the multimedia content of the visual voicemail message to the recipient device.
20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, via the transceiver, a second audible request to include text with the visual voicemail message, wherein the second audible request comprises spoken content;
transcribing, by the processor, the spoken content to generate transcribed content; and
generating, the processor, the visual voicemail message further comprising the transcribed content.