Electronic voice mail message handling system

Details Electronic voice mail message handling system Electronic voice mail message handling system

1997-02-24

2000-02-01

Hunter, Daniel S.

Telephonic communications

Audio message storage, retrieval, or synthesis

Message management

379 8804, 379 8802, H04M 350

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060211814

ABSTRACT:
A virtual intercom method implemented by a computer-based electronic assistant and including the steps of receiving a voice command from a first party, wherein the voice command identifies a user selectable one of a plurality of subscriber parties; responding to the voice command by generating a greeting to the first party, wherein the greeting is an audio recording in the voice of the identified subscriber; receiving a message generated by the first party for the identified subscriber; and storing the received message for later playback to the identified subscriber.

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