Telephone answering device with TV telephone
US5046079A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 1989 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/65
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A telephone answering device with TV telephone for receiving and displaying a picture signal sent from a calling party through a telephone line, in the intermission of ringing signals, so that a called party can confirm who is calling by seeing the picture signal on the TV display. The picture signal as well as an incoming message from the calling party is recorded in a recording medium to be reproduced manually by the called party at home or remotely from a remote location. The TV telephone has a line which is common with or separate from the line of the telephone answering device.
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