US 10277728

Here's a concise summary of US patent 10277728:

US Patent: 10277728

• Title: Method and system for communication
• Assignee: Messageloud Inc
• Inventors: Garin Toren
• Filing Date: August 24, 2018
• Issue Date: April 30, 2019
• Abstract: The patent provides a computer-implemented method and system for delivering text messages, emails, and messages from messenger applications to a user who is engaged in an activity like driving, exercising, or working. The system announces and reads these messages aloud without requiring user input. In "Drive Mode," a simplified interface is displayed, and the user can hear messages aloud and control the phone using gestures without looking at the screen. Upon detecting a new message, the system audibly informs the user, and if no further action is taken, the message's body and/or subject is read aloud. All incoming messages are placed in a single queue and read in the order they are received.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

• Independent Claim 1 (Method Claim): This claim describes a computer-implemented method where a device, without any user input, detects the arrival of a new text message, email, or messenger application message while the user is busy. The user is then audibly informed about the sender. The method then proceeds in one of two ways: either it allows the user time to stop the message from being read aloud, and if no action is taken, the message is read aloud; or it allows the user time to command the message to be read aloud, and if the command is received, the message is read aloud.
• Independent Claim 15 (Mobile Phone Claim): This claim describes a mobile phone configured with programs to perform a method. The phone automatically detects the arrival of a text message, email, or messenger application message while the user is engaged in an activity. It analyzes the message content without user input and audibly informs the user of the sender's identity. The system provides a window for the user to affirmatively stop the message from being read aloud, and if no such action is received, the body of the message is read aloud to the user. (Note: The claim skips from step 'd)' to 'f)' as presented in the patent document).
• Independent Claim 16 (System Claim): This claim outlines a system that includes a processor, memory, and touch screen, designed to deliver messages (text, email, or messenger app messages) to a busy user. The system runs an application that automatically detects new messages. It analyzes the content of these messages and audibly informs the user of the sender's identity. The system then gives the user time to take an action to stop the message from being read aloud; if no such action is taken, the message is automatically read aloud.
• Independent Claim 18 (System with Modules Claim): This claim details a system with a processor, memory, and touch screen for delivering messages (text, email, or messenger app messages) to a busy user. The system includes a queue notification module that places all these message types into a single queue based on receipt time. An analyzer module processes the message content without user input. A text-to-speech module then informs the user by voice of the sender's identity and, if no affirmative action to stop is received, reads the message body aloud.
• Independent Claim 20 (Non-Transitory Computer Readable Storage Medium Claim): This claim covers a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions. When an electronic device with a processor and memory executes these instructions, it performs a method similar to Claim 1. The device automatically determines when a text, email, or messenger message arrives while the user is active, analyzes its content, and audibly informs the user of the sender. It then provides an option for the user to stop the message from being read aloud, or to command it to be read aloud, and proceeds accordingly.

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