Delivery of an instant voice message in a wireless network using the SMS protocol
US7013155B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/53366
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sender can create and send a message that can be delivered to recipients with SMS-enabled wireless stations regardless of the other communication capabilities of the wireless stations and the network or network service providers of the recipients. The sender creates a voice message and sends the message to a message server, which stores the message in an interactive voice response (IVR) system. An SMS notification is sent to the recipient and includes instructions for accessing the voice message from the IVR system. The recipient views the SMS notification and accesses the IVR system. After entering a password or otherwise authenticating the recipient or the recipient wireless station, the recipient retrieves the message from the IVR system. If it is not known whether the recipient has an SMS-enabled wireless station, the message server initiates attempts to send SMS notifications using multiple SMS message generation mechanisms.
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