Email messaging program with built-in video and/or audio media recording and/or playback capabilities
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1. A system comprising:
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a first client having a first email messaging program installed thereon, a composing user composing a message on the first email messaging program, the composing user recording media on the first email messaging program, the first email messaging program sending the message and the media to a receiving user over the network; and
,a second client having a second email messaging program installed thereon on which the receiving user receives the message over the network, the second email messaging program playing back the media upon the user viewing the message,wherein the first email messaging program sends the message and the media over the network by itself, without having to use any other email messaging program on the first client.
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Abstract
An email messaging program with built in video and/or audio media recording and/or playback capabilities is disclosed. A system includes first and second clients, each having an email messaging program installed thereon. The user of the first client composes a message and records media. In a streaming media embodiment, the first client'"'"'s messaging program uploads the media to a streaming media server, and sends the message to the user of the second client. In a file attachment embodiment, the messaging program attaches the recorded media to the message, and sends the message to the user of the second client. The second client'"'"'s messaging program retrieves the message. In the streaming media embodiment, when the user of the second client views the message, the messaging program downloads the media from the streaming media server, and plays back the media. In the file attachment embodiment, the messaging program plays back the media.
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1. A system comprising:
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a network; a first client having a first email messaging program installed thereon, a composing user composing a message on the first email messaging program, the composing user recording media on the first email messaging program, the first email messaging program sending the message and the media to a receiving user over the network; and
,a second client having a second email messaging program installed thereon on which the receiving user receives the message over the network, the second email messaging program playing back the media upon the user viewing the message, wherein the first email messaging program sends the message and the media over the network by itself, without having to use any other email messaging program on the first client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a networking mechanism communicatively coupling the system to a network; and
,an email messaging program having at least a composing capability for a user to compose a message and record media associated with the message to send to another user over the network via the networking mechanism, wherein the user composes the message on the email messaging program, and the user records the media on the email messaging program, and wherein the email messaging program sends the message and the media over the network by itself, without having to use any other email messaging program on the system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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saving a message entered by a user by an email messaging program of a system; recording media associated with the message by the email messaging program; uploading the media to a streaming media server over a network by the email messaging program; and
,sending the message over the network by the email messaging program, wherein the user composes the message on the email messaging program and the user records the media on the email messaging program, and wherein the email message program sends the message and the media over the network by itself, without having to use any other messaging program on the system. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method comprising:
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saving a message entered by a user by an email messaging program of a system; recording media associated with the message by the email messaging program; attaching the media to the message by the email messaging program; and
,sending the message over a network by the email messaging program, wherein the user composes the message on the email messaging program, and the user records the media on the email messaging program, wherein the first email mesa in program sends the message and the media over the network by itself, without having to use any other email messaging program on the system. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for an email messaging program of a system, the email messaging program comprising:
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means for composing a first message by a first user and for recording first media associated with the first message to send to a second user over a network; and
,means for viewing a second message received from the second user over the network by the first user, and for playing back second media associated with the second message, wherein the first user composes the first message on the email messaging program, and the first user records the first media on the email messaging program, and wherein the email messaging program sends the first message and the media over the network by itself, without having to use any other email messaging program on the system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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Current AssigneeCedatech Holdings, LLC
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Original AssigneeTalkway, Inc.
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InventorsCurry, Michael J., Martin, Rudy D., Pan, Douglas Z., Simoni, Jr., Richard T.
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Primary Examiner(s)Dinh, Khanh Q
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Application NumberUS09/683,995Publication NumberTime in Patent Office3,341 DaysField of Search709/206, 709/216, 709/218, 709/223, 709/227, 709/230, 709/232, 709/208, 709/224, 709/217, 709/229, 709/220, 370/130, 707/10, 379/88.17, 379/205, 345/146US Class Current709/206CPC Class CodesG06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management o...H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in p...H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. a...H04L 51/10 Multimedia informationH04L 51/216 Handling conversation histo...H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. int...
