Patent · US Expired

Handset or speaker message retrieval system

US5111500A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 4, 1990
Grant dateMay 5, 1992
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Expiry dateJan 4, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/65
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telephone answering machine with a built in telephone that incorporates a mechanism for retrieving messages under a variety of operating conditions has the ability to access messages through the telephone handset to ensure privacy, while not interfering with normal telephone usage. The messages can also be played back through the speaker of the unit.

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