Telephonic voice message transmission control method
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a message in a message system, the method comprising the steps of:
- acquiring and storing a message from a sender;
acquiring and storing a destination address;
acquiring and storing a sender delivery command; and
processing the message according to a recipient instruction and the sender delivery command, the recipient instruction taking priority over the sender delivery command, the recipient instruction corresponding to the destination address and an identity of the sender, the recipient instruction including an instruction either to transmit or to block transmission of the message.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of controlling transmission of voice messages or information via telephonic voice message systems, which are sometimes referred to as Voice Mail Systems. Users of the system selectively specify voice message transmission instructions for controlling transmission of voice messages directed to them. Upon receipt of a user'"'"'s voice message address, the voice message system determines whether the destination voice message address has a specified voice message transmission instruction previously selected by the recipient and processes the voice message in accordance with the instruction.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a message in a message system, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring and storing a message from a sender;
acquiring and storing a destination address;
acquiring and storing a sender delivery command; and
processing the message according to a recipient instruction and the sender delivery command, the recipient instruction taking priority over the sender delivery command, the recipient instruction corresponding to the destination address and an identity of the sender, the recipient instruction including an instruction either to transmit or to block transmission of the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for selectively transmitting a message between a first and a second message network subsystem, each message network subsystems having a message system and a network interface device, the method comprising the steps of:
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the first message network subsystem acquiring a message from a sending user having a source address;
the first message network subsystem digitizing and storing the message;
the first message network subsystem acquiring a destination address from the sending user, the destination address corresponding to the message;
the first message network subsystem storing the destination address;
the first message network subsystem acquiring a transmission instruction from the sending user;
the first message network subsystem storing the transmission instruction;
the first message network subsystem transmitting the destination address to the second network subsystem;
the first message network subsystem receiving a delivery instruction from the second network subsystem, the delivery instruction corresponding to the destination address and the source address, the delivery instruction including an instruction to convert the message into a message type or to block transmission of the message; and
the first message network subsystem processing the message according to the delivery instruction and the transmission instruction, the delivery instruction taking precedence over the transmission instruction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for selectively transmitting a message between a first and a second message network subsystem, each message network subsystems having a message system and a network interface device, the method comprising the steps of:
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the second message network subsystem acquiring and storing a delivery instruction from a recipient having a recipient address, the delivery instruction corresponding to a sender, the delivery instruction including an instruction either to transmit the message in an electronic mail format or to block transmission of the message;
the second message network subsystem receiving the destination address from the first message network subsystem;
the second message network subsystem determining if the destination address corresponds to the recipient address;
the second message network subsystem retrieving the delivery instruction; and
the second message network subsystem transmitting the delivery instruction to the first message network subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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