摘要 |
<p>Mobile stations and methods are provided for transmitting and/or receiving messages. The mobile station includes a controller capable of operating a phoneme engine, which is capable of receiving a message comprising input speech. Thereafter, the phoneme engine can convert the input speech into at least one phoneme representative of the input speech. The mobile station also includes a transmitter capable of transmitting a representation of the input speech, where the representation is based upon the phonemes. The mobile station may include a receiver capable of receiving a representation of a speech-based message, where the representation is based upon at least one phoneme. The mobile station also includes the controller capable of operating a phoneme engine, which in such instances, is capable of converting the phonemes into the speech-based message. The mobile station in such instances also includes a speaker capable of thereafter outputting the speech-based message.</p> |