Speech message recording and reproducing method and apparatus
US5778314A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3274
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A speech message recording and reproducing method and apparatus wherein a speech message associated with a facsimile transmission is stored in a communication apparatus having an automatic answering telephone apparatus associated with a facsimile apparatus. Information of the speech apparatus including at least a storage address thereof is converted to an optical pattern for printing on a recording paper. The printed optical pattern is optically detected, interpreted and transmitted by radio communication to the communication apparatus and the speech message stored at the storage address is reproduced. The optical pattern is read by a reader forming part of a portable telephone unit.
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