A communications system may include at least one mobile wireless communications device, and a wireless communications network for sending text messages thereto. More particularly, the at least one mobile wireless communications device may include a wireless transceiver and a controller for cooperating therewith for receiving text messages from the wireless communications network. It may further include a headset output connected to the controller. The controller may be for switching between a normal message mode and an audio message mode based upon a connection between the headset output and a headset. Moreover, when in the audio message mode, the controller may output at least one audio message including speech generated from at least one of the received text messages via the headset output.

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›1.independentA wireless communications device comprising:na long-range wireless transceiver;a short-range wireless transceiver having a shorter range than said lon…+5

›7.independentA wireless communications device comprising:na long-range wireless transceiver;a short-range wireless transceiver having a shorter range than said lon…+5

›13.independentA wireless communications device comprising:na long-range wireless transceiver;a short-range wireless transceiver having a shorter range than said lon…+5

›19.independentA method for using a wireless communications device comprising a long-range wireless transceiver and a short-range wireless transceiver having a range…+8

›20.↳ 19The method of claim 19, further comprising establishing the short-range wireless connection.d2

›21.↳ 19The method of claim 19, wherein the short-range wireless transceiver comprises one of a Bluetooth wireless transceiver and an infrared wireless transc…d2

›22.↳ 19The method of claim 19, wherein the long-range wireless transceiver comprises a cellular wireless transceiver.d2

›23.↳ 19The method of claim 19, wherein the short-range wireless connection is established with another device.d2+1

›25.↳ 19The method of claim 19, further comprising selecting the one or more received text messages.d2+2

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IPC · International Patent Classification

Section H — Electricity

H04W4/00

USPC · US Patent Classification

455/466455/569.1455/414.4455/575.2455/556.2

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related publication	US 20120252507 A1	4 Oct 2012

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