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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:
Oct. 23, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2003
Applicants:
Susanne Marie Crockett, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Gordon Lynn Blumenschein, Woodridge, IL (US);
Inventors:
Susanne Marie Crockett, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Gordon Lynn Blumenschein, Woodridge, IL (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for providing a messaging service in a telecommunication system () includes providing a calling party with an option to leave a voice message (). If the calling party accepts the option, determining screening criteria for the called communication station (). In response to the screening criteria, the call is selectively completed to a messaging service ().