Telephonic communications – Audio message storage – retrieval – or synthesis – Interacting voice message systems
Patent
1996-05-31
1999-08-17
Tsang, Fan S.
Telephonic communications
Audio message storage, retrieval, or synthesis
Interacting voice message systems
379 17, 379207, H04M 164
Patent
active
059404787
ABSTRACT:
Communications system (10) that includes a network hub system (12), (14) and (16) connectable to external voice messaging systems (24), (26), (28), (30), (32), (34), (36), (40), (42) and (44). The network hub system (12), (14) and (16) includes a database storage (68) operable to store a telephone-based address and a globally unique address for the users of the communications system (10). The database storage (68) is also operable to store an address type for the external voice messaging systems (24), (26), (28), (30), (32), (34), (36), (40), (42) and (44).
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Tsang Fan S.
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