Patent ID: 8812056

Claim:
A computer implemented method, sequentially comprising: receiving email through a processor in an electronic device; processing the email in the processor in the electronic device, wherein the processing comprises converting the email into an audible notification; issuing the audible notification from the electronic device that the email has been received; receiving a first voice-based command through the processor to process the email; issuing a first audible presentation of the email from the electronic device in response to the first voice-based command; receiving a second voice-based command through the processor to stop issuing the first audible presentation of the email; stopping the first audible presentation in response to receiving the second voice-based command, wherein the first audible presentation has not completed at the time the stopping occurs; calculating a word count of the total number of words in the email for the first audible presentation and providing the word count; receiving a third voice-based command through the processor to add a reminder to review the first audible presentation at a later time; receiving a fourth voice-based command through the processor to skip to a second audible presentation; issuing the second audible presentation of email that is different from the first audible presentation, wherein the first audible presentation has not completed at the time the second audible presentation is issued; and receiving a fifth voice-based command through the processor to withhold delivery of all email for a specified period of time.