Telephonic communications – Audio message storage – retrieval – or synthesis – Interaction with an external nontelephone network
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-21
2011-06-21
Patel, Hemant (Department: 2614)
Telephonic communications
Audio message storage, retrieval, or synthesis
Interaction with an external nontelephone network
C370S352000, C379S088130, C379S088180, C379S201010, C379S201120, C455S413000, C455S414100, C709S203000, C709S221000, C709S222000, C709S225000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07965823
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method and apparatus to activate or deactivate a web interface to a voicemail system through a telephone user interface to the voicemail system. During a setup procedure that runs on the first use of the telephone user interface, the method and apparatus asks the subscriber if the subscriber wants the web interface activated. The method and apparatus then activates the web interface and allows the subscriber to specify a sequence of both digits and letters as the subscriber's initial web password and username. The present invention also provides the capability to activate or deactivate the web interface via the telephone user interface at any time after the initialization. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
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AT&T Intellectual Property I L.P.
Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Patel Hemant
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