Mixed-media communication apparatus and method
US6532230B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/553
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for recording mixed-media messages using an integrated messaging server in response to a client application, the integrated messaging server including a processor coupled to a telephone switching server, to a storage, and to a message server, includes the steps of receiving a voice message using a handset coupled with an analog line to the telephone switching server, storing the voice message in the storage, receiving a document from the client application using the message server, and associating the voice message with the document to form a mixed-media message.
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