Analog terminal internet access
US6215858A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13562
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of effecting transfer of a message such as a voice message from one multipurpose, multimode centralized messaging system in a first switched telephone network to a multipurpose, multimode centralized messaging system in a remote second switched telephone network, wherein each of the telephone networks includes central offices connected to subscriber terminals. The message is inputted in analog or digital, voice or text form by one of the terminals connected to the first telephone network, selectably processed in the messaging system and stored in a selectable digital form in the messaging system in that network. The message is then transferred from that messaging system to the centralized messaging system in the second telephone network where it is selectably processed and stored. The message is delivered by an outgoing call to an addressee terminal in the second telephone network. The transfer between telephone networks and their respective centralized messaging services occurs via the Internet. The transfer occurs through connectionless packet signaling using TCP/IP protocol.
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