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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2005
John R. Selbie, Seattle, WA (US);
Stacia Scott, Redmond, WA (US);
Leah Pearlman, Seattle, WA (US);
Raghuveer Simha, Seattle, WA (US);
Duoc Nguyen, Renton, WA (US);
Ahmed Azmy Hassan, Bellevue, WA (US);
John S Holmes, Seattle, WA (US);
Alexandra Heron, Kirkland, WA (US);
Ram Aringunrum, Sammamish, WA (US);
Eric Badger, Issaquah, WA (US);
Timothy Sharpe, Redmond, WA (US);
John R. Selbie, Seattle, WA (US);
Stacia Scott, Redmond, WA (US);
Leah Pearlman, Seattle, WA (US);
Raghuveer Simha, Seattle, WA (US);
Duoc Nguyen, Renton, WA (US);
Ahmed Azmy Hassan, Bellevue, WA (US);
John S Holmes, Seattle, WA (US);
Alexandra Heron, Kirkland, WA (US);
Ram Aringunrum, Sammamish, WA (US);
Eric Badger, Issaquah, WA (US);
Timothy Sharpe, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Asynchronous voice messaging is employed to enable individuals to send voice clips back and forth over a network. In at least some embodiments, the voice clips reside in the form of discrete, manageable objects that can be easily managed by the user. In addition, some embodiments described provide hand-free/eyes-free functionality that can permit a user to create and send (or receive and play) a voice message without having to physically enter an intended recipient's address or otherwise digitally manipulate the device over which the message is sent or received.