Inventors:
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
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA
International Classification:
H04M 1/64
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.