Methods and apparatus to audibly provide messages in a mobile device
Methods and apparatus to audibly provide messages an electronic device are described. An example method includes receiving a message at the electronic device, determining that the message includes a predetermined phrase, and in response to determining that the message includes the predetermined phrase, audibly presenting, at the electronic device, an alert that requests an audio input.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at an electronic device, a message;
determining that the message includes a predetermined phrase;
in response to determining that the message includes the predetermined phrase, audibly presenting, at the electronic device, an alert that requests an audio input;
in response to the alert, receiving the audio input at the electronic device;
determining that the audio input includes an instruction instructing the electronic device to perform an operation associated with the message; and
in response to determining that the audio input includes the instruction, performing the operation in the instruction.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that the audio input includes an unlock instruction; and
in response to determining that the audio input includes the unlock instruction, unlocking the electronic device.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the audio input includes a second predetermined phrase, and the electronic device is unlocked in response to determining that the second predetermined phrase matches the predetermined phrase.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined phrase is at least one word.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising audibly presenting the message.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the message is an audio message.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the message is not an audio message, the method further comprising: converting the message to audio.
8. An electronic device, comprising:
a memory; and
at least one hardware processor communicatively coupled with the memory and configured to:
receive, at the electronic device, a message;
determine that the message includes a predetermined phrase;
in response to determining that the message includes the predetermined phrase, audibly present, at the electronic device, an alert that requests an audio input;
in response to the alert, receive the audio input at the electronic device;
determine that the audio input includes an instruction instructing the electronic device to perform an operation associated with the message; and
in response to determining that the audio input includes the instruction, perform the operation in the instruction.
9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to:
determine that the audio input includes an unlock instruction; and
in response to determining that the audio input includes the unlock instruction, unlock the electronic device.
10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the audio input includes a second predetermined phrase, and the electronic device is unlocked in response to determining that the second predetermined phrase matches the predetermined phrase.
11. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the predetermined phrase is at least one word.
12. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to audibly present the message.
13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the message is an audio message.
14. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the message is not an audio message, and the at least one hardware processor is further configured to convert the message to audio.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed, cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:
receiving, at an electronic device, a message;
determining that the message includes a predetermined phrase;
in response to determining that the message includes the predetermined phrase, audibly presenting, at the electronic device, an alert that requests an audio input;
in response to the alert, receiving the audio input at the electronic device;
determining that the audio input includes an instruction instructing the electronic device to perform an operation associated with the message; and
in response to determining that the audio input includes the instruction, performing the operation in the instruction.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:
determining that the audio input includes an unlock instruction; and
in response to determining that the audio input includes the unlock instruction, unlocking the electronic device.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the audio input includes a second predetermined phrase, and the electronic device is unlocked in response to determining that the second predetermined phrase matches the predetermined phrase.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the predetermined phrase is at least one word.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising audibly presenting the message.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the message is an audio message.