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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
May. 09, 2006
Applicant:
Larry B. Pearson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventor:
Larry B. Pearson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Knowledge Ventures I, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to provide voice control of dial tone and audio message in a telephone in an initial off-hook period. A telephone system has a telephone with a receiver having an off-hook position. The telephone system provides a user with control of a telephone function. The telephone system includes an audio output to provide an audio message to the receiver in the off-hook position. The audio message includes an option for playing the audio message or a dial tone the next instance the receiver is in the off-hook position. A control interface receives a selected option in response to a user command.