Answering device

Details Answering device Answering device

1986-04-16

1988-01-19

Dwyer, James L.

Telephonic communications

Audio message storage, retrieval, or synthesis

Multilingual system or operation

379387, 379140, H04M 164

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047208473

ABSTRACT:
An answering device for answering callers on at least one telephone line, has a ring detector. The ring detector is adapted to be coupled to the telephone line for sensing an incoming call thereon. The detector can provide in response to this incoming call a ring signal. Also included is a central processor coupled to the ring detector. The processor can provide a command signal that varies according to a predetermined sequence, in response to successive occurrences of the ring signal. The answering device also has a voice synthesizer coupled to the central processor. The voice synthesizer is adapted to be coupled to the telephone line for providing thereon a speech signal waveform in response to the command signal.

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patent: 4500753 (1985-02-01), Plunkett, Jr.
patent: 4547630 (1985-10-01), Giammarrusco

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