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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2000
Applicants:
Gilbert HU, Fremont, CA (US);
En-kuang Lung, Lexington, MA (US);
Chiaming Jen, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Altigen Communications, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M003/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for operating a telephone server includes receiving an incoming call from a caller, coupling the incoming call to a voice mail server, coupling the incoming call to a voice mail mailbox with the voice mail server, receiving a request from the caller to initiate an outbound call, saving a state of the voice mail server in response to the request, receiving dialing instructions from the caller, processing the dialing instructions to make the outbound call, and restoring the state of the voice mail server after the outbound call is terminated.