System and method for processing speech files

Abstract

A system and method for speech file processing which provides users with differentially selectable speech file transcripts which can be sent to one or more other users. The speech files may be voicemail messages from which respective voicemail transcripts are created. The voicemail transcripts are provided in a user selectable format from which users may select non-contiguous portions of the transcript.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 displaying, at a graphical user interface, a transcript of an audio file;   receiving, via the graphical user interface, a selection of a portion of the transcript of the audio file;   identifying the portion of the transcript selected based on a transcript index which indexes text in the transcript relative to an occurrence of the text in the audio file; and   transmitting the portion of the transcript selected to a particular recipient.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a second selection of a second portion of the transcript associated with the audio file, wherein the portion and the second portion are not contiguous; and   transmitting the second selection of the second portion of the transcript the particular recipient.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein information associated with the audio file is used to identify the particular recipient. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the information comprises a name associated with the audio file, a message summary, a telephone number associated with the audio file, a date associated with the audio file, a size of the audio file, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving an indication for including the audio file with the portion of the transcript with the portion of the transcript transmitted to the particular recipient; and   transmitting the indication for including the audio file to a server for delivery of the audio file to the particular recipient with the portion of the transcript.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the audio file comprises only a second portion of the audio file that corresponds to the portion of the transcript. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting uses an electronic mail message, and wherein the electronic mail message comprises an attachment of the audio file corresponding to the portion of the transcript. 
     
     
         8 . A communication device, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 displaying, at a graphical user interface, a transcript of an audio file; 
 receiving, via the graphical user interface, a selection of a portion of the transcript of the audio file; 
 identifying the portion of the transcript selected based on a transcript index which indexes text in the transcript relative to an occurrence of the text in the audio file; and 
 transmitting the portion of the transcript selected to a particular recipient. 
   
     
     
         9 . The communication device of  claim 8 , wherein the memory stores additional executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations further comprising:
 receiving a second selection of a second portion of the transcript associated with the audio file, wherein the portion and the second portion are not contiguous; and   transmitting the second selection of the second portion of the transcript the particular recipient.   
     
     
         10 . The communication device of  claim 8 , wherein information associated with the audio file is used to identify the particular recipient. 
     
     
         11 . The communication device of  claim 10 , wherein the information comprises a name associated with the audio file, a message summary, a telephone number associated with the audio file, a date associated with the audio file, a size of the audio file, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The communication device of  claim 8 , wherein the memory stores additional executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations further comprising:
 receiving an indication for including the audio file with the portion of the transcript with the portion of the transcript transmitted to the particular recipient; and   transmitting the indication for including the audio file to a server for delivery of the audio file to the particular recipient with the portion of the transcript.   
     
     
         13 . The communication device of  claim 12 , wherein the audio file comprises only a second portion of the audio file that corresponds to the portion of the transcript. 
     
     
         14 . The communication device of  claim 8 , wherein the transmitting uses an electronic mail message, and wherein the electronic mail message comprises an attachment of the audio file corresponding to the portion of the transcript. 
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
 displaying, at a graphical user interface, a transcript of an audio file;   receiving, via the graphical user interface, a selection of a portion of the transcript of the audio file;   identifying the portion of the transcript selected based on a transcript index which indexes text in the transcript relative to an occurrence of the text in the audio file; and   transmitting the portion of the transcript selected to a particular recipient.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 receiving a second selection of a second portion of the transcript associated with the audio file, wherein the portion and the second portion are not contiguous; and   transmitting the second selection of the second portion of the transcript the particular recipient.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein information associated with the audio file is used to identify the particular recipient. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein the information comprises a name associated with the audio file, a message summary, a telephone number associated with the audio file, a date associated with the audio file, a size of the audio file, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium stores additional executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations further comprising:
 receiving an indication for including the audio file with the portion of the transcript with the portion of the transcript transmitted to the particular recipient; and   transmitting the indication for including the audio file to a server for delivery of the audio file to the particular recipient with the portion of the transcript.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 19 , wherein the audio file comprises only a second portion of the audio file that corresponds to the portion of the transcript.