Patent ID: 6351523
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
A system for providing a voice response to an EMail message, wherein the voice response is generated by a user using a thin client device which is subscribed to a cellular service, wherein the voice response is transmitted to the cellular service and then to a world-wide communications network, comprising:a conversion mechanism in the thin client device for converting the voice response into a voice data file which is transmitted over the world-wide communications network; an EMail server connected to the world-wide communications network for receiving conventional EMail and said voice data file; an EMail-to-voicemail gateway for identifying said voice data file; a voicemail interface for receiving said voice data file from said EMail-to-voicemail gateway and converting said voice data file into a voice stream; a voicemail system, including recipient voicemail boxes; for directing said voice stream into a recipient's voicemail box.