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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
James Allen Hymel, Kitchener, CA;
Jeffery Erhard Lindner, Mississauga, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/533 (2006.01); H04M 3/436 (2006.01); G06F 17/27 (2006.01); H04W 4/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/53333 (2013.01); G06F 17/2765 (2013.01); H04M 3/4365 (2013.01); H04M 3/5335 (2013.01); H04W 4/12 (2013.01); H04M 2203/2011 (2013.01); H04M 2203/6072 (2013.01); H04M 2250/74 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to audibly provide messages in a mobile device at described. An example method includes determining that audio of a voicemail includes a predetermined phrase and, in response to determining that the audio includes the predetermined phrase, audibly presenting the voicemail while the electronic device is set to at least one of a silent mode, a quiet mode, and a lock mode.