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The second MONA showcase application is a mobile multimodal unified messaging client. It enables the user to administrate emails, SMS and voice messages through an interface that is especially designed to assist operation for a mobile user.
Frequently needed functions may be performed visually, with help of voice commands or by a voice-only interface. The underlying scenario is a business user who quickly wants to get an overview over new messages while walking in the city, listen to the terminal reading the content of a new emails, and reply instantly with a voice message.
In contrast to the quiz application, the messaging client uses other services in addition to the MONA presentation server: an IMAP / SMTP server for email and voice messages as well as a ParlayX gateway for SMS and MMS communication.
Furthermore the messaging client is designed as a single user application, the push mechanism of the server allows the application to inform the user when a new message has arrived. The user may read or listen to the content of text messages by TTS. Preferences and user information are stored by the application and not in the terminal. Thus the user may switch mobile devices, e.g. borrow the mobile from a colleague, log on to the MONA server and operate MONA@Work without limitations. This is an advantage over a built-in email client that stores access data in the terminal. An address book will assist the user and provide convenience if the user wants to select a contact by voice. Messages are grouped like in known messaging clients.
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