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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
James Allen Hymel, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffery Erhard Lindner, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, 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); G10L 15/18 (2013.01); G10L 15/26 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/5335 (2013.01); G06F 17/2765 (2013.01); G10L 15/1822 (2013.01); G10L 15/26 (2013.01); H04M 3/4365 (2013.01); H04M 3/53333 (2013.01); H04W 4/12 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (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 an electronic device are described. An example method includes receiving a message at the electronic device, determining that the message includes a predetermined phrase, and in response to determining that the message includes the predetermined phrase, audibly presenting, at the electronic device, an alert that requests an audio input.