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Answering machine services for data conferences

US5778053A · kind A · utility

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32Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 1995
Grant dateJul 7, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/642
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and storage medium for receiving, with a callee of a data conferencing system, a data conferencing call from a caller of the data conferencing system. An answering machine answers the call if the callee does not answer the call. A pre-recorded callee greeting is displayed to the caller to notify the caller that the callee is not answering the call, and the caller is prompted to leave a message.

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