Telephone message delivering system and method
First Claim
1. A telephone message delivering system, comprising:
- means for receiving telephone message delivery data from a sender, the telephone delivery data comprising at least a telephone number to which the message is to be delivered, means for transmitting a menu to the sender, the menu comprising a list of proprietary pre-recorded tracks, means for receiving from the sender a selection from the menu, means for transmitting a telephone message comprising at least the track represented by the menu selection to the telephone number identified by the telephone message delivery data, and means for inputting to storage means a record of the track played.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a telephone message delivering system comprising a call compilation device 140 which includes a processor 141 which receives telephone message delivery data from a sender 100. The telephone delivery data comprises at least the telephone number to which the message is to be delivered. The processor 141 is further configured to transmit a menu to the sender, the menu comprising a list of proprietary pre-recorded tracks, for example music tracks. The sender selects a desired pre-recorded track from the menu and transmits the menu selection back to the processor 141. The sender is also given the option of entering delivery time data for specifying when the call will be delivered and a personalised greeting. The compiled call is transferred to a play processor 151 where it is stored in a call database 152. At the specified time, the play processor 151 transmits a telephone message comprising the track represented by the menu selection to the telephone number 160 identified by the telephone message delivery data. A record of the track played is noted in the play database 153.
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44 Claims
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1. A telephone message delivering system, comprising:
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means for receiving telephone message delivery data from a sender, the telephone delivery data comprising at least a telephone number to which the message is to be delivered, means for transmitting a menu to the sender, the menu comprising a list of proprietary pre-recorded tracks, means for receiving from the sender a selection from the menu, means for transmitting a telephone message comprising at least the track represented by the menu selection to the telephone number identified by the telephone message delivery data, and means for inputting to storage means a record of the track played. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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19. A telephone message delivering method, comprising:
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receiving telephone message delivery data from a sender, the telephone message delivery data comprising at least a telephone number to which the message is to be delivered, transmitting to the sender a menu, the menu comprising a list of proprietary pre-recorded tracks, receiving from the sender a selection of at least one track from the menu, transmitting a telephone message comprising at least the track represented by the menu selection to the telephone number identified by the telephone message delivery data, and making a record in storage means of the track played.
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43. A telephone message delivering server for use in a method of delivering telephone messages, the server comprising
a network interface connecting a server to a network to which there are connected at least one sender of a message and at least recipient of a message; -
a message storage device storing telephone message delivery data comprising the telephone number of the recipient and a selection from a menu of proprietary pre-recorded tracks;
a play data storage device storing records of tracks played;
instruction memory storing computer implementable instructions; and
a processor operable to read the telephone message delivery data in accordance with the instructions stored in the instruction memory, wherein the instructions stored in the instruction memory comprise instructions for controlling the processor to;
receive from a sender a telephone number to which the message is to be delivered, transmit to the sender a menu comprising a list of proprietary pre-recorded tracks, receive from the sender a selection from said menu, input said telephone number and said menu selection to said storage means, transmit a telephone message comprising at least a track represented by said menu selection to the telephone number, and input to the play data storage means a record of the track played.
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44. An electronic telephone message delivering method, comprising configuring a data processor to store telephone delivery data comprising at least a telephone number to which a message is to be delivered and a selection from a menu of proprietary pre-recorded tracks,
receiving from a sender a telephone number to which a telephone message is to be delivered, transmitting a menu to the sender, said menu comprising a list of proprietary pre-recorded tracks, receiving from the sender a selection from said menu storing said menu selection and said telephone number as a data record, transmitting a telephone message comprising at least the track represented by said menu selection to said telephone number identified by said data record and storing in a play data record a record of the track played,
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