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Enhanced voicemail usage through automatic voicemail preview

US8345832B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 9, 2009
Grant dateJan 1, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2203/4509
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Textual preview of a voicemail is generated and provided through email or similar media to users along with the audio version. Transcription of the textual version, as well as additional capabilities such as actionable terms, playback-jump, switching between text and audio versions, direct or metadata based searchability, and enhanced response capabilities are provided based on contextual data obtained from voicemail metadata and user associated data stores such as contact list, email history.

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