Claims
- 1. A method for sending an audio item to a wireless device wherein said wireless device is communicatively coupled with a data server computer and an audio server computer over a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
at the data server computer:
receiving a first connection from the wireless device; accepting a selection for the audio item; providing the wireless device with a telephone number for the audioserver computer; instructing the wireless device to connect to the audio server computer; notifying the audio server computer of the selected audio item; and providing the audio server computer with a unique identifier for the wireless device and a unique identifier for the audio item; and at the audio server computer:
receiving a second connection from the wireless device; verifying the wireless device by its unique identifier; and sending an audio output from the audio item to the wireless device.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the data server computer and the audio server computer are the same computer.
- 3. The method of claim 1 further comprising at the data server computer:
maintaining a state information for the wireless device; and receiving a third connection from the wireless device wherein the connection resumes at the place indicated by the state information.
- 4. A method for listening to an audio item on a wireless device wherein the wireless device is communicatively coupled with a data server computer and an audio server computer over a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
establishing a first connection between the wireless device and the data server computer; navigating a menu system provided by the data server computer; selecting the audio item; choosing to listen to the audio item; receiving a telephone number for the audio server computer; disconnecting from the data server computer; establishing a second connection between the wireless device and the audio server computer; listening to the audio item through the wireless device; disconnecting from the audio server computer; establishing a third connection between the wireless device and the data server computer; and resuming interaction with the data server computer at the place in the menu system from which the disconnecting from the data server computer step was performed.
- 5. The method of claim 4 wherein the receiving step comprises:
receiving instructions to disconnect from the data server computer; receiving a telephone number for the audio server computer; and receiving instructions to establish a connection between the wireless device and the audio server computer.
- 6. The method of claim 4 wherein the listening step further comprises:
listening to a preamble item; and listening to the audio item.
- 7. The method of claim 6 further comprising listening to additional audio items after the audio item is complete.
- 8. The method of claim 4 wherein the data server computer and the audio server computer are the same computer.
- 9. A method for listening to an audio item on a wireless device wherein the wireless device is communicatively coupled with a server computer over a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
connecting to the server computer; selecting the audio item; choosing to listen to the audio item; listening to the audio item through the wireless device.
- 10. The method of claim 9 wherein the listening step comprises:
disconnecting from the server computer; connecting to an audio server computer, whereby the server computer notifies the audio server computer of the audio item and a unique identifier for the wireless device; and listening to the audio item through the wireless device.
- 11. The method of claim 10 wherein the disconnecting step comprises receiving from the server computer:
instructions to disconnect from the server; a telephone number for the audio server computer; and instructions to establish a connection between the wireless device and the audio server computer.
- 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the listening step comprises:
listening to a preamble item; and listening to the audio item.
- 13. The method of claim 12 further comprising listening to additional audio items after the audio item is complete.
- 14. The method of claim 13 wherein the selecting step comprises:
navigating a menu system provided by the server computer; and viewing summary information regarding the audio item.
- 15. The method of claim 14 further comprising reconnecting to the server computer after listening to the audio item and resuming navigation in the menu system at the point from which the disconnect was made.
- 16. A computer system for sending an audio item to a wireless device wherein the wireless device is communicatively coupled with a data server and an audio server over a wireless communications network, the system comprising:
the data server configured to:
receive a connection from the wireless device; accept a selection for the audio item; provide access information for the audio server computer; instruct the wireless device to connect to the audio server computer; and the audio server computer configured to:
receive a connection from the wireless device; verify the wireless device by its unique identifier; and send the audio item to the wireless device.
- 17. The system of claim 16 wherein the data server computer is further configured to:
provide the audio server computer with an identifier for the wireless device; and provide the audio server computer with an identifier for the audio item.
- 18. The system of claim 16 wherein the access information for the audio server computer comprises a telephone number.
- 19. The system of claim 16 wherein the data server and the audio server comprise a single computer.
- 20. A computer readable medium having stored thereon one or more sequences of instructions for causing one or more microprocessors to perform the steps for listening to an audio item on a wireless device, wherein the wireless device is communicatively coupled with a data server computer and an audio server computer over a wireless communications network, the steps comprising:
establishing a first connection between the wireless device and the data server computer; selecting the audio item; choosing to listen to the audio item; disconnecting from the data server computer; establishing a second connection between the wireless device and the audio server computer; and listening to the audio item through the wireless device.
- 21. The computer readable medium of claim 20 wherein the disconnecting from the data server computer step further comprises receiving from the data server computer:
instructions to disconnect from the data server computer; a telephone number for the audio server computer; and instructions to establish the second connection between the wireless device and the audio server computer.
- 22. The computer readable medium of claim 21 further comprising:
disconnecting from the audio server computer; establishing a third connection between the wireless device and the data server computer; and resuming interaction with the data server computer at the place in the menu system from which the disconnecting from the data server computer step was performed.
- 23. The computer readable medium of claim 22 wherein the listening step further comprises:
listening to a preamble item; and listening to the audio item.
- 24. The computer readable medium of claim 23 further comprising listening to additional audio items after the audio item is complete.
- 25. The computer readable medium of claim 24 wherein the selecting step further comprises:
navigating a menu system provided by the data server computer; and viewing summary information regarding the audio item.
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application relates to co-pending United States provisional patent application entitled VOICE ATTACHMENT TO AN EMAIL USING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, filed Mar. 29, 2001, Ser. No. ______ attorney docket number 50310-00671, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.