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Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006

Filed:

Apr. 23, 2001
Applicant:

Gary Culliss, Hampton, NH (US);

Inventor:

Gary Culliss, Hampton, NH (US);

Assignee:

Soundbite Communications, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus and method for detecting an answering machine for a new voice message delivery method and system. The invention detects the presence of an existing answering machine or voicemail system of a Recipient by listening for talk-over during playback of the message or initial prompts. The method and system will also restart playback of the prompts and/or message if talk-over is detected to ensure that the message is properly recorded on the answering machine.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Culliss, Gary. (2006). Answering machine detection for voice message delivery method and system (U.S. Patent No. 7054419). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7054419

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