Patent ID: 6366651
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
A communication device, located in a communication system, for exchange of voice and text message communications with an identified destination, said communication device comprising:means, responsive to receipt from a user of voice signals, comprising a message and associated command strings, for converting said message into text message format; means for identifying said command strings contained in said voice signals, for activation of said communication device, comprising: means for comparing said input voice signals with a predetermined set of command strings indicative of predefined communication functions; means, responsive to said comparison indicating a match of said voice signals with a one of said predetermined set of command strings, for excerpting said command strings from said voice signals, means for retrieving from a memory, contained in said communication device, a set of program instructions that, when executed, cause said communication device to perform a one of said predefined communication functions; means for originating a telephone call from said communication device to a user identified destination, pursuant to said one of said predetermined set of command strings; and means for transmitting a text message, comprising said message contained in said voice signals, to said user identified destination pursuant to said one of said predetermined set of command strings.