Voicemail system and related method
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1. A voicemail system comprising:
- a. a caller node configured to facilitate telephonic communication by a caller and to generate an audio signal based on input from the caller; and
b. a recipient node coupled to the caller node and configured to facilitate telephonic communication by a recipient, to receive the audio signal from the caller node, and to record the audio signal as a voicemail message;
c. wherein;
i. the recipient node includes a computer-readable medium having a recipient node program, and ii. the recipient node program includes instructions that are configured to analyze the audio signal and to detect a defect in the audio signal.
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Abstract
A voicemail system, a computer-readable medium, and a related method for analyzing an audio signal from a caller that is stored as a voicemail message for a recipient. The method includes providing the audio signal, analyzing the audio signal, and detecting a defect in the audio signal.
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1. A voicemail system comprising:
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a. a caller node configured to facilitate telephonic communication by a caller and to generate an audio signal based on input from the caller; and
b. a recipient node coupled to the caller node and configured to facilitate telephonic communication by a recipient, to receive the audio signal from the caller node, and to record the audio signal as a voicemail message;
c. wherein;
i. the recipient node includes a computer-readable medium having a recipient node program, and ii. the recipient node program includes instructions that are configured to analyze the audio signal and to detect a defect in the audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16)
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14. The voicemail system according to claim 14, wherein the transfer of the recorded voicemail message from the caller node to the recipient node involves the use of TCP/IP.
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17. A method for analyzing an audio signal from a caller that is stored as a voicemail message for a recipient, the method comprising:
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a. providing the audio signal;
b. analyzing the audio signal; and
c. detecting a defect in the audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable medium including a program comprising instructions for processing an audio signal from a caller that is included in a voicemail message for a recipient, wherein the instructions are configured to perform the following steps:
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a. analyze the audio signal; and
b. detect a defect in the audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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