US 11,722,596 B2
Method and system for group communication across electronic mail users and feature phone users
Anshuman Kumar, Karnataka (IN); Rajiv Srivatsa, Chennai (IN); and Sandeep Datar, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to YAHOO ASSETS LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by YAHOO ASSETS LLC, Dulles, VA (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/287,359.
Application 16/287,359 is a division of application No. 13/207,423, filed on Aug. 11, 2011, granted, now 10,250,746.
Prior Publication US 2019/0199857 A1, Jun. 27, 2019
Int. Cl. H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04L 51/066 (2022.01); H04M 3/533 (2006.01)
CPC H04M 3/42382 (2013.01) [H04L 51/066 (2013.01); H04W 4/14 (2013.01); H04M 3/533 (2013.01); H04M 2203/2044 (2013.01); H04M 2203/2061 (2013.01); H04M 2203/652 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a computing device, from a first device, an email message comprising first text and audio data, said email message addressed to a second user;
converting, via the computing device, said audio data to second text data;
determining, by the computing device, a sum of the number of characters of said first and second text data, the determination further comprising comparing the determined sum to a predefined number;
generating, via the computing device, a Short Message Service (SMS) message in response to said email message, said SMS message comprising said second text data and a telephonic number for enabling access to said audio data included in said email message;
including, via the computing device, said first text data of said email message in said SMS message when the determined sum of the number of characters of said first and second text data is less than the predefined number;
communicating, via the computing device, said SMS message to said second user;
receiving, via the computing device, an indication of an interaction with the telephonic number within said SMS message; and
providing said audio data to said second user.