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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:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry Lee Valco, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Sherrill J. Packebush, Austin, TX (US);
John Payton Beans, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
SBC Technology Resources, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/64 ; H04M 3/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/64 ; H04M 3/42 ;
Abstract
An interface to a voice mail system includes a message review area from where messages are played to a subscriber and a settings area. The message review area is immediately accessed when the subscriber enters the voice mail system. The settings area is accessed from the message review area when the subscriber enters a predetermined command. Settings features are sequentially accessed from the settings area. Functions directly available from the message review area are also provided.