IP Library Granted Patent US 9,386,156
Granted Patent B2
US 9,386,156 · App. 14/149,748 · Granted Jul 5, 2016

Methods and apparatus to audibly provide messages in a mobile device

Inventors: James Allen Hymel (Kitchener, CA); Jeffery Erhard Lindner (Mississauga, CA)
Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
H04M3/53333G06F17/2765H04M3/4365H04M3/5335H04W4/12H04M2203/2011H04M2203/6072H04M2250/74
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,386,156
App. No.
14/149,748
Granted
Jul 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and apparatus to audibly provide messages in a mobile device at described. An example method includes determining that audio of a voicemail includes a predetermined phrase and, in response to determining that the audio includes the predetermined phrase, audibly presenting the voicemail while the electronic device is set to at least one of a silent mode, a quiet mode, and a lock mode.

Claims (31)

1. A method comprising:

determining that audio of a voicemail includes a predetermined phrase; and

in response to determining that the audio includes the predetermined phrase, audibly presenting the voicemail while the electronic device is set to at least one of a silent mode, a quiet mode, or a lock mode.

2. The method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to determining that the audio includes the predetermined phrase, receiving a voice input at the electronic device; and

determining that the voice input includes a second predetermined phrase, wherein audibly presenting the voicemail is performed in response to determining that the voice input includes the second predetermined phrase.

3. The method as defined in claim 2 , wherein the predetermined phrase and the second predetermined phrase are the same.

4. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the predetermined phrase is at least one word.

5. The method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising removing the predetermined phrase from the voicemail before presenting the voicemail.

6. The method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising determining a sender of the voicemail, wherein the predetermined phrase is associated with the sender of the voicemail.

7. An electronic device comprising:

a message receiver for receiving a voicemail;

a message parser to determine that audio of the voicemail includes a predetermined phrase; and

a presenter to, in response to determining that the audio includes the predetermined phrase, audibly present the voicemail while the electronic device is set to at least one of a silent mode, a quiet mode, or a lock mode.

8. The electronic device as defined in claim 7 , further comprising an audible command processor to:

receive a voice input at the electronic device; and

determine that the voice input includes a second predetermined phrase, wherein presenter is to audibly present the voicemail in response to the audible command processor determining that the voice input includes the second predetermined phrase.

9. The electronic device as defined in claim 8 , wherein the predetermined phrase and the second predetermined phrase are the same.

10. The electronic device as defined in claim 7 , wherein the predetermined phrase is at least one word.

11. The electronic device as defined in claim 7 , wherein the message parser is to remove the predetermined phrase from the voicemail before presenting the voicemail.

12. The electronic device as defined in claim 7 , wherein the message parser is to determine a sender of the voicemail, wherein the predetermined phrase is associated with the sender of the voicemail.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage disc or storage device including instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

determine that audio of a voicemail includes a predetermined phrase; and

in response to determining that the audio includes the predetermined phrase, audibly present the voicemail while the electronic device is set to at least one of a silent mode, a quiet mode, or a lock mode.

14. The computer readable storage disc or storage device as defined in claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to:

in response to determining that the audio includes the predetermined phrase, receive a voice input at the electronic device; and

determine that the voice input includes a second predetermined phrase, wherein audibly presenting the voicemail is performed in response to determining that the voice input includes the second predetermined phrase.

15. The computer readable storage disc or storage device as defined in claim 14 , wherein the predetermined phrase and the second predetermined phrase are the same.

16. The computer readable storage disc or storage device as defined in claim 13 , wherein the predetermined phrase is at least one word.

17. The computer readable storage disc or storage device as defined in claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to remove the predetermined phrase from the voicemail before presenting the voicemail.

18. The computer readable storage disc or storage device as defined in claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to determine a sender of the voicemail, wherein the predetermined phrase is associated with the sender of the voicemail.

Assignments (8)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ADDED PATENT NUMBER TO REMOVE PATENT NO. 8,873,407 AT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 64066 FRAME 1. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE DATE MARCH 20, 2023. Recorded Feb 2, 2026
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE COVER SHEET AT PAGE 50 TO REMOVE 12817157 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 063471 FRAME 0474. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 5, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: OT PATENT ESCROW, LLC
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT 12817157 APPLICATION NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 064015 FRAME: 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 5, 2023
From: OT PATENT ESCROW, LLC
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
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NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 19, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
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NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 16, 2023
From: OT PATENT ESCROW, LLC
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: OT PATENT ESCROW, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2015
From: HYMEL, JAMES ALLEN; LINDNER, JEFFERY ERHARD
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 034842/0327 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 16, 2014
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 12901401 · Oct 8, 2010
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