Qwest Communications International Inc.

Delbert D Steinke

Lynda L Bain

Mark S Maize

A system and method provide the capability for a visitor to a home or business to leave an audio message for the occupants if they are not present. Outside the home or building, an interface may be provided which is proximate to a doorbell which a visitor may employ when notification by the doorbell has proved unsuccessful. Actuation of a switch on the interface may activate a messaging system which will retrieve a stored phone number and establish a telephonic connection over a telephone network. The telephonic connection may be with a voice messaging system which, in turn, will broadcast via a speaker incorporated into the user interface, a greeting recorded by the occupant. At the end of the greeting, a visitor may then speak into a microphone incorporated into the user interface, and record an audio message. The controller may further be programmed to establish a telephonic connection remotely located between the visitor interface and a telephone. Through use of the components incorporated into the visitor interface, a two-way line of communication may be established between the visitor who is at the home or business and the occupant who may be remotely located.

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Northglenn, CO, United States of America

Delbert D Steinke