Jennifer C Harvey

US Patent:

20120185547, Jul 19, 2012

Filed:

Jan 18, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/352337

Inventors:

Steven Hugg - Cocoa Beach FL, US
Jennifer Harvey - Cocoa Beach FL, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206

Abstract:

A system and method for exchanging short voice messages between devices connected to a network is provided. This system includes server components that are capable of being connected to a network and support the transmission, receipt, storage, and playback of short voice messages and location information. This system can also include software clients installed on mobile devices, desktop computers, and/or other remote computers that are connected to a network. These clients may also support voice modification of transmitted audio. This method enables asynchronous communication such that users may transmit voice messages and/or locations to recipients and the recipients may be alerted that messages have arrived, even if their clients are not active. The system of the invention provides privacy to the users of the system by allowing for multi-level privacy and trust settings, and by concealing a sending client's IP address from the receiving client.