CA2200788C - Enhanced, deferred messaging service - Google Patents

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CA2200788C
CA2200788C CA002200788A CA2200788A CA2200788C CA 2200788 C CA2200788 C CA 2200788C CA 002200788 A CA002200788 A CA 002200788A CA 2200788 A CA2200788 A CA 2200788A CA 2200788 C CA2200788 C CA 2200788C
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answering machine
phone line
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Daniel Francis Lieuwen
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AT&T Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/50—Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers ; Centralised arrangements for recording messages
    • H04M3/53—Centralised arrangements for recording incoming messages, i.e. mailbox systems
    • H04M3/533—Voice mail systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/64—Automatic arrangements for answering calls; Automatic arrangements for recording messages for absent subscribers; Arrangements for recording conversations
    • H04M1/65—Recording arrangements for recording a message from the calling party
    • H04M1/6505—Recording arrangements for recording a message from the calling party storing speech in digital form
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/64—Automatic arrangements for answering calls; Automatic arrangements for recording messages for absent subscribers; Arrangements for recording conversations
    • H04M1/65—Recording arrangements for recording a message from the calling party
    • H04M1/654—Telephone line monitoring circuits therefor, e.g. ring detectors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2201/00—Electronic components, circuits, software, systems or apparatus used in telephone systems
    • H04M2201/12—Counting circuits
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2203/00—Aspects of automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M2203/20—Aspects of automatic or semi-automatic exchanges related to features of supplementary services
    • H04M2203/2016—Call initiation by network rather than by subscriber
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2203/00—Aspects of automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M2203/20—Aspects of automatic or semi-automatic exchanges related to features of supplementary services
    • H04M2203/2027—Live party detection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/02—Calling substations, e.g. by ringing

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Telephonic Communication Services (AREA)
  • Prepayment Telephone Systems (AREA)
  • Meter Arrangements (AREA)
  • Exchange Systems With Centralized Control (AREA)
CA002200788A 1996-07-12 1997-03-24 Enhanced, deferred messaging service Expired - Fee Related CA2200788C (en)

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US08/679,045 US5809113A (en) 1996-07-12 1996-07-12 Enhanced, deferred messaging service
US679,045 1996-07-12

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CA2200788A1 CA2200788A1 (en) 1998-01-12
CA2200788C true CA2200788C (en) 2000-02-15

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EP (1) EP0818912A3 (enExample)
JP (1) JP3908339B2 (enExample)
CN (1) CN1175152A (enExample)
CA (1) CA2200788C (enExample)

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EP0818912A3 (en) 2000-08-09
JP3908339B2 (ja) 2007-04-25
US5809113A (en) 1998-09-15
JPH1084415A (ja) 1998-03-31
CA2200788A1 (en) 1998-01-12
EP0818912A2 (en) 1998-01-14

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