Delivery of voicemails to handheld devices
Briefly, a variety of embodiments, including the following, are described: a system embodiment and methods that allow random access to voice messages, in contrast to sequential access in existing system embodiments; a system embodiment and methods that allow for the optional use of voice recognition to enhance usability; and a system embodiment and methods that apply to the area of voicemail.
1. A system for recording, transcribing and delivering voice messages, the system comprising a server comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium;
a network interface; and
one or more processors configured to execute processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium, the processor-executable instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to:
receive voice messages in an audio format from user devices, each received voice message associated with a target user device,
convert the received voice messages to a text representation of the respective received voice message;
communicate at least a portion of the text representation to the respective target user device;
receive, from the respective target user device, a request for an audio representation of the received voice message; and
communicate the audio representation of the respective received voice message to the respective target user device.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to communicate the audio representation of the respective received voice message to the respective target user device via a link to a web interface.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to communicate the audio representation of the respective received voice message to the respective target user device via a multimedia message service message.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to communicate a telephone number associated with the respective received voice message.
5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a second server comprising a second non-transitory computer-readable medium; a second network interface; and one or more second processors configured to execute second processor-executable instructions stored in the second non-transitory computer-readable medium, the second processor-executable instructions configured to cause the one or more second processors to:
receive a phone call from the respective target user device;
determine the respective received voice message to the respective target user device; and
play the respective received voice message.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the one or more second processors are configured to execute further second processor-executable instructions stored in the second non-transitory computer-readable medium to:
determine the respective received voice message based on a telephone number of the respective target user device.
7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the one or more second processors are configured to execute further second processor-executable instructions stored in the second non-transitory computer-readable medium to:
determine the respective received voice message based on a telephone number called by the respective target user device.
8. A method comprising
receiving voice messages in an audio format from user devices, each received voice message associated with a target user device,
convert the received voice messages to a text representation of the respective received voice message;
communicate at least a portion of the text representation to the respective target user device;
receive, from the respective target user device, a request for an audio representation of the received voice message; and
communicate the audio representation of the respective received voice message to the respective target user device.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising communicating the audio representation of the respective received voice message to the respective target user device via a link to a web interface.
10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising communicating the audio representation of the respective received voice message to the respective target user device via a multimedia message service message.
11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising communicating a telephone number associated with the respective received voice message to the respective target user device.
12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving a phone call from the respective target user device;
determining the respective received voice message to the respective target user device; and
playing the respective received voice message.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising determining the respective received voice message based on a telephone number of the respective target user device.
14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising determining the respective received voice message based on a telephone number called by the respective target user device.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:
receive voice messages in an audio format from user devices, each received voice message associated with a target user device,
convert the received voice messages to a text representation of the respective received voice message;
communicate at least a portion of the text representation to the respective target user device;
receive, from the respective target user device, a request for an audio representation of the received voice message; and
communicate the audio representation of the respective received voice message to the respective target user device.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to communicate the audio representation of the respective received voice message to the respective target user device via a link to a web interface.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to communicate a telephone number associated with the respective received voice message.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to:
receive a phone call from the respective target user device;
determine the respective received voice message to the respective target user device; and
play the respective received voice message.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to determine the respective received voice message based on a telephone number of the respective target user device.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to determine the respective received voice message based on a telephone number called by the respective target user device.