Selectable audio and mixed background sound for voice...

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2003-07-31

2008-09-09

Tsang, Fan (Department: 2614)

Telephonic communications

Audio message storage, retrieval, or synthesis

Dynamic audio signal recording or reproduction

C379S077000, C379S084000, C379S088180, C379S088240, C455S003060, C455S413000, C700S094000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07424098

ABSTRACT:
Methods, systems, computer program products, and methods of doing business by selectably mixing one or more sound files with a telephone caller's voice message, either as background for that message or embedded within the message. Or, the mixing may occur within a telephone conversation between parties. The disclosed techniques enable alleviating some of the problems that result from distance communication (as contrasted to face-to-face communication). In particular, context information (such as emotional context) can be provided through appropriate use of background sound and/or embedded audio files. The disclosed techniques may also make communication through voice mail exchange more enjoyable and/or increase its productivity.

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