Systems and methods for recording signals from communication devices as messages and making the messages available for later access by other communication devices
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting a message from a calling device to a remote video mail server and for retrieving the message by a communication device at a later time over a distributed network, comprising:
- connecting the calling device to the remote video mail server;
supplying the message from the calling device to the remote video mail server;
storing the message on the remote video mail server; and
accessing the message by the communication device from the remote video mail server at a later time.
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Abstract
This invention relates to systems and methods that allow data to be recorded from communication devices as messages for later viewing through the transmission of audio and digital data streams over a distributed communications network. The invention relates to a method for transmitting a message from a calling device to a remote video mail server and for retrieving the message at a later time over a distributed network including connecting the calling device to the remote video mail server; supplying the message from the calling device to the remote video mail server; storing the message on the remote video mail server; and accessing the message by a communication device from the remote video mail server at a later time.
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43 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting a message from a calling device to a remote video mail server and for retrieving the message by a communication device at a later time over a distributed network, comprising:
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connecting the calling device to the remote video mail server;
supplying the message from the calling device to the remote video mail server;
storing the message on the remote video mail server; and
accessing the message by the communication device from the remote video mail server at a later time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for transmitting a digital audio data stream and a digital video data stream as a message over a distributed network and for retrieving the message at a later time, comprising:
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a calling device outputting the digital audio data stream and digital video data stream as the message to the distributed network;
a remote video mail server connectable to the distributed network to receive and store the message and permitting access to the message for later viewing; and
a communication device communicating with the remote server to access the message. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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