Telephone recycling system

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1996-01-19

1998-08-18

Tsang, Fan S.

Telephonic communications

Audio message storage, retrieval, or synthesis

379 76, H04M 164

Patent

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057968071

ABSTRACT:
A telephone recycling system answers an incoming telephone call placed by a user, prompts the user to enter a ZIP Code via the user's touchtone telephone keys, and provides the user with a recycling voice message that varies according to the ZIP Code entered by the user. The recycling message is provided directly in response to the ZIP Code without the user having to provide additional input.

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