Voice-mail application on the router with no secondary storage available
US7221673B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0067
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In accordance with a method and apparatus of the present invention, a voice communication system is disclosed for use in a packet switching network environment including a host server for communicating voice information, initiated by a telephone user, to an electronic mail (email) recipient. A public switching telephone network (PSTN) includes at least one telephone device for communicating the voice information therethrough. The host server is responsive to email messages, transmitted in packet form, through the packet switching network The voice communication system includes a network device responsive to a voice message generated by the telephone user. The voice communication system is operative to convert the voice message to an email message, establish a first connection between the network device and the host server for transmission of the email message, edit the voice message pursuant to commands from the telephone user and transmit the email message, in the form of packets, to the host server for storage thereof and transmission thereafter to the email recipient, wherein the voice message may be manipulated by the telephone user prior to the transmission thereof by the netw…
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