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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1986
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1982
Gordon H Matthews, Plano, TX (US);
Thomas B Tansil, Dallas, TX (US);
Michael L Fannin, Dallas, TX (US);
VMX, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Abstract
An advanced electronic telecommunications system is provided for the deposit, storage and delivery of audio messages to both subscribers and non-subscribers with limited access provided to the non-subscriber under the control of the subscriber. A Voice Message System (10) interconnects multiple private exchanges (12) of a subscriber with a central telephone office (22). Individual subscribers may access the Voice Message System (10) through ON NET telephones (18) or OFF NET telephones (24). Selected non-subscribers may be allowed access through the OFF NET telephones (24), the scope of the access of selected non-subscribers being determined by a subscriber. The Voice Message System (10) includes an administrative subsystem (60), call processor subsystem (62) and a data storage subsystem (64). The Voice Message System (10) enables the subscriber to deposit a message in data storage subsystem (64) for automatic delivery to other addresses connected to the system. The subscriber is also provided automatic features that allow more versatile access to the system. The Voice Message System (10) also enables a subscriber to access the system to determine if any messages have been in data storage subsystem (64) for him. Prerecorded instructional messages are deposited in the data storage subsystem (64) for instructing a subscriber or a selected non-subscriber on their process in using the system. The Voice Message System (10) also enables the subscriber to associate time and date with a message and also recording and delivery of a subscriber input identifier.