Audio-based text messaging

摘要

A device that enable users to send and receive a message in different formats may include a text message gateway, an audio message gateway, and a processor. The text message gateway may include a Short Message Service (SMS) gateway. The audio message gateway may include an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) unit and/or a client application interface that receives audio from a client application of a mobile communications device. The processor may be configured to convert text messages received at the text-message gateway into audio messages and then to send the audio messages via the audio message gateway. The processor may also be configured to convert audio messages received at the audio message gateway into text messages and then to send the text messages via the text message gateway.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a voice gateway of a server, an audio message from a first communications device, the audio message comprising a destination identifier indicative of an instant message user name and an audio-version body; transcribing, by the server, the audio-version body into text; and sending, by a messaging gateway of the server, the text to a second communications device associated with the destination identifier.