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Message length reporting system for telephone communication system

US5519766A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 18, 1992
Grant dateMay 21, 1996
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/487
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A voice mail message system detects the length of each message and provides an indication of the length to a user together with other message information when messages are requested. The indication of message length may be a qualitative one in which the number of short, medium and long messages is indicated to the user. In addition, if a user interrupts a message as it is being played back, the user is informed of the remaining length of the message.

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