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Electronic document answering machine

  • US 20020186823A1
  • Filed: 07/23/2002
  • Published: 12/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1996
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An Electronic Document Answering Machine comprising:

  • a CPU and memory connected by a communication bus;

    a modem connected to the bus for communicating on a telephone line;

    an announcement system for communicating stored documents to a user;

    an alert apparatus for signaling a user that new documents are waiting to be reviewed; and

    an input device for a user to signal the system to communicate the new documents to the user;

    wherein the CPU, executing stored control code, periodically connects to remote sources over the modem, downloads and stores digital documents in portions of the memory, and activates the alert apparatus as new documents are stored, and wherein the CPU in response to input from a user via the input device, communicates stored documents one-at-a-time to the user.

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