Built-In Mobile Device Voice Messaging System

摘要

Systems, methods, and computer hardware, software, and/or media provide voice messaging systems operating on mobile electronic devices. The voice messaging systems provide voice messaging capability without relying on initiation of a telephone call by the mobile electronic device, and further provide video playback greetings to the user of the electronic mobile device that are controlled by the user recording and sending the voice message rather than by the recipient. Implementations of the invention further provide video playback greetings that are controlled by the recipient of a telephone call but that are delivered to the calling mobile electronic device while the telephone call continues.

主权项

1. A voice messaging system operating on a mobile electronic device, the voice messaging system comprising:
one of software, hardware, and a combination of software and hardware configured to:
receive a command input via hardware of the mobile electronic device indicating an intention to begin a voice message directed to a contact;identifying a video playback greeting associated with the contact and stored on a storage medium of the mobile electronic device;accessing and playing the video playback greeting using a screen and speaker of the mobile electronic device;using a microphone of the mobile electronic device to record a voice message directed to the contact; andsending the voice message to a recipient device without initiating a telephone call with the mobile electronic device.