VIDEO PHONE MULTIMEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT ANSWERING MACHINE
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1. A video phone answering machine including a processor and for outputting a video announcement message.
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Abstract
A video enable answering machine having many new features including customized video announcement messages, caller ID based video announcement messages, and time based video announcement messages.
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- 1. A video phone answering machine including a processor and for outputting a video announcement message.
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4. A phone answering machine including a processor for changing an announcement message in accordance with a received caller ID.
- 5. A phone answering machine including a processor for changing an announcement message automatically responsive to pre-stored criteria and a current date.
- 7. A system comprising a remote network server, a phone answering machine, and a communication path between the remote network server and the phone answering machine, the phone answering machine including a processor being configured to electronically receive announcement messages from the remote network server across the communication path.
- 10. A telephone network including a centralized network server storing video announcement messages.
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12. A video phone answering machine including a processor for modifying the resolution of a video announcement message responsive to received messages indicative of equipment capabilities of a calling party.
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13. A video phone answering machine including a processor for modifying the size of a video announcement message responsive to received messages indicative of equipment capabilities of a calling party.
- 14. A video phone answering machine including a processor for outputting announcement messages having hot buttons for obtaining additional information about the called party.
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