Patent ID: 8300774
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a voice mail system connected to a telecommunication system, comprising: providing a message store, wherein the message store is operable to store both voice mail messages and text messages; providing a recorder, the recorder connected with the message store; collecting, by the recorder, a speech message, the speech message being storable as a speech information in the message storage; storing the collected speech message as speech information in the message storage; converting, by a speech-to-text conversion module, the collected speech message into a text; determining a first language of the text message; the translation module determining a second language of a recipient; the translation module determining if the first language is unintelligible to the recipient based on the first language; and if the first language is unintelligible to the recipient, the translation module translating the text message from the first language to the second language.