Patent · US Expired

Forwarding voice messages to a called party using electronic mail

US6304636A · kind A · utility

88Cited by

33References

12Claims

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Assignee

AT&T CORP. · US

Inventors

Randy G. Goldberg · Princeton, US
Robert Edward Markowitz · Glen Rock, US
Kenneth H. Rosen · Middletown, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 23, 1997
Grant date	Oct 16, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 23, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M2203/4536
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and apparatus provides a voice message of a calling party to a called party. The method includes the steps of initiating a telephone call to the called party over a first network and receiving the telephone call at a network node within the first network. The method further includes the steps of determining whether the called party is on-line a second network and receiving the voice message from the calling party. The method further includes the steps of converting the voice message to a digital file and sending an electronic mail message that includes the digital file to the called party.

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