Telephonic communications – Audio message storage – retrieval – or synthesis – Multilingual system or operation
Patent
1991-04-26
1994-01-04
Brown, Thomas W.
Telephonic communications
Audio message storage, retrieval, or synthesis
Multilingual system or operation
379100, 379142, 379199, 379201, 379211, H04M 166, H04M 342, H04M 1100
Patent
active
052767310
ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for handling incoming telephone calls and, in particular: (a) for delivering predetermined messages to predetermined calling parties; (b) predetermined, prioritorized screening of incoming telephone calls; and (c) for re-routing incoming telephone calls on the basis of predetermined selection criteria. The predetermined selection criteria include information such as the calling parties, call origination information, call origination information with wildcards, time, date, or a combination of these factors. Call origination information includes, but is not limited to, Automatic Number Identification ("ANI"), private network tie line identification, trunk ID, Wide Area Telephone Service ("WATS"), and extension numbers.
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Arbel Ygal
Arledge Cathy
Ford Gordon
Rust Tracy L.
Wilson Timothy L.
Brown Thomas W.
Einschlag Michael B.
ROLM Company
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