Telephone answering device and method

Details Telephone answering device and method Telephone answering device and method

1992-10-14

1996-07-02

Hofsass, Jeffery

Telephonic communications

Audio message storage, retrieval, or synthesis

Dynamic audio signal recording or reproduction

379442, 379211, 379212, 379210, 379 74, 379 77, 379 67, H04M 906, H04M 1110

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055331041

ABSTRACT:
A telephone answering device for permitting a person to switch an incoming telephone call to a message recording or answering machine for taking or recording a message from a caller onto at least one cassette of the message recording or answering machine. This device includes a telephone instrument, at least one message recording or answering machine, and a person actuated switch. The person actuated switch has a first "normal" position to permit a person to receive calls using the telephone instrument and a second position for permitting a person to switch the caller to the message recording or answering machine after the person has initially spoken to the caller.

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