Handset or speaker message retrieval system

USRE34968E · kind E · reissue

Assignee

• PhoneMate, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Eskandar Afshar · Lomita, US
• Mark J. Karnowski · Tecate Mission Road, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 25, 1993
• Grant date: Jun 13, 1995
• Expiry date: May 25, 2013

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A telephone answering machine with a built in telephone that incorporates a mechanism for retrieving messages under a variety of operating conditions has the ability to access messages through the telephone handset to ensure privacy, while not interfering with normal telephone usage. The messages can also be played back through the speaker of the unit.