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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph M. Cannon, Harleysville, PA (US);
Donald Alfred Fleck, Emmaus, PA (US);
James A. Johanson, Macungie, PA (US);
Philip David Mooney, North Wales, PA (US);
Assignee:
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/100 ;
Abstract
A method for screening an active incoming voice mail message broadcasts the incoming message in real time on a speaker in or associated with the subscriber's telephone set upon and concurrent with receipt of the same by the voice mail system. Upon detection during the broadcast of an interrupt request provided by the subscriber via the subscriber's telephone set, the calling party is connected with the subscriber, and normal recording of the message by the voice mail system is discontinued.