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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2005
David W. Flynt, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Autumn L. Stroupe, North Bend, WA (US);
Marc W. Todd, Redmond, WA (US);
David W. Flynt, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Autumn L. Stroupe, North Bend, WA (US);
Marc W. Todd, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques and tools are described for converting incoming and/or outgoing communications to usable and convenient formats. For example, a user selects a desired profile from a group of available profiles, and the selected profile is activated. If a first profile is selected and an incoming communication having a textual component is received while the first profile is active, then the textual component is converting to an audio format and recited. If a second profile is selected and an incoming communication having an audio component is received while the second profile is active, then the audio component is converted to a textual format and displayed.