Abstract: A system and method for composing an audio message are disclosed, which may include a memory for storing control parameters identifying respective preconfigured audio segments, the preconfigured audio segments being emotones; a recorder for enabling a user of the recording system to introduce user voice input into an audio message; and a command for enabling the user of the recording system to selectively add user voice input and emotones into the audio message.

Abstract: A method and system for providing one or more location-based services using the location-of-interest of a user or an electronic journal entry. In the first service, a user's terminal periodically determines whether its current geo-location is within a predefined distance of a location-of-interest. If the determination is in the affirmative, the user's terminal receives an audio recording from a data-processing system and plays it to the user as a reminder. In the second service, however, the user's terminal receives the audio recording from the data-processing system regardless of whether its current geo-location is or is not within a predefined distance of the location-of-interest. In contrast to the first service, the second service uses the virtual presence of a user to initiate the service, while first service uses the current geo-location of the user's terminal to initiate the service.

Abstract: A system is disclosed which provides communication of recorded voice messages over a network among a plurality of users having voice communication devices. The system has a voice message server connected to the network, which includes a receiver which receives from a sending user's communication device a voice message signal including a header component and a recorded voice message component is stored at the server in association with the corresponding header. The header component identifies the sending user and an intended recipient user, and it is transmitted to the communication device of the intended recipient identified in the header component. The corresponding voice message component is transmitted to the recipient user's communication device in response to the recipient user's communication device requesting it. The recipient user may send a responsive voice message to the server addressed to the sending user.

Abstract: A method and system for creating an electronic journal entry based on a mnemonic, wherein the mnemonic is created by a terminal in response to receiving a command from a user at a location-of-interest. The mnemonic comprises calendrical time of the command, an audio recording, and a photo that was recorded and captured at that location-of-interest. The user can retrieve the mnemonic from memory at a later time to listen to the audio recording and view the photo to help him recall the details of the location-of-interest. Once the user recalls the details, the journal entry is created by adding text, audio recordings, photos, and videos. As part of creating the journal entry, the user can provide authorization information for the journal entry. Once the user has finished creating the journal entry, the terminal transmits it to a data-processing system where an electronic journal of the user is updated.

Abstract: A system and method for composing an audio message are disclosed, which may include a memory for storing control parameters identifying respective preconfigured audio segments, the preconfigured audio segments being emotones; a recorder for enabling a user of the recording system to introduce user voice input into an audio message; and command input means for enabling the user of the recording system to selectively add user voice input and emotones into the audio message.