Method for accomplishing complete re-dial
US6169786A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/2016
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a method of leaving a message for a calling party in an automatic long-distance re-dialing service where a called party returns a call from the calling party but the calling party does not answer the called party's return call, the method comprises the steps of providing the called party an option of returning the call from the calling party, for example, at the expense of the calling party and prompting the called party to leave a message for the calling party if the calling party does not answer the called party's return call. The apparatus comprises a controller for controlling operation of an announcement(message delivery capability, a dialer, a voice detector/coder and a memory for storing the message from the called party to be delivered to the calling party. The message is delivered upon detecting the calling party's next picking up their receiver or delivery is attempted periodically over a period of time until one means or the other first results in the calling party's receiving the message.
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