Communications system providing automatic text-to-speech conversion features and related methods

摘要

A communications system may include at least one mobile wireless communications device, and a wireless communications network for sending text messages thereto. More particularly, the at least one mobile wireless communications device may include a wireless transceiver and a controller for cooperating therewith for receiving text messages from the wireless communications network. It may further include a headset output connected to the controller. The controller may be for switching between a normal message mode and an audio message mode based upon a connection between the headset output and a headset. Moreover, when in the audio message mode, the controller may output at least one audio message including speech generated from at least one of the received text messages via the headset output.

主权项

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium to cause a controller of a mobile wireless communications device to perform steps comprising:
receiving a text message via a long-range wireless transceiver of the mobile wireless communications device; switching to an audio message mode based upon a short-range wireless connection being established via a short-range wireless transceiver of the mobile wireless communications device, the short-range wireless transceiver having a shorter range than the long-range wireless transceiver; and when in the audio message mode, outputting via the short-range wireless connection an audio message comprising speech generated based upon the text message.