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Visual message waiting indication in a telephone voice message system

US5521964A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 28, 1994
Grant dateMay 28, 1996
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M19/02
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telephone system which offers a voice message service and which enables visual indication of waiting messages at subscriber locations using suppressed ringing connections through the switching network of the system and in which acknowledgement signals are provided to the system by the subscriber locations.

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