Telephonic communications – Audio message storage – retrieval – or synthesis – Dynamic audio signal recording or reproduction
Patent
1996-03-29
1998-08-11
Zele, Krista
Telephonic communications
Audio message storage, retrieval, or synthesis
Dynamic audio signal recording or reproduction
379 73, 37910008, 379372, 379421, H04M 164
Patent
active
057938440
ABSTRACT:
A telephone having an answering function includes a receiving section for receiving a voice signal, a command signal, and a receiving signal from a telephone line, and providing the voice signal, the command signal, and the receiving signal as respective outputs; a sending section for sending a response message to the telephone line in response to the receiving signal; a storing section for storing the voice signal provided by the receiving section; a determining section for determining a time period during which the response message is sent to the telephone line; a judging section for judging whether the command signal provided by the receiving section is a predetermined command signal during the time period and generating a judging signal which indicates that the command signal is the predetermined command signal; an output section for converting the voice signal provided by the receiving section into a voice and for outputting the voice; and a prohibiting section for prohibiting the voice signal from being provided to the output section based on the judging signal.
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Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
Weaver Scott L.
Zele Krista
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