METHOD FOR SENDING A PREVIOUSLY RECORDED PERSONALIZED MESSAGE TO A CALLER BY A NETWORK VOICE MAIL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for providing a personalized greeting to a caller comprising:
- receiving an incoming call addressed to a first communication device from a caller using a second communication device;
determining a received caller identifier associated with the second communication device;
determining if the received caller identifier matches a pre-assigned caller identifier from a pre-assigned caller list; and
if the received caller identifier matches a pre-assigned caller identifier;
playing an outgoing audio message associated with the pre-assigned caller identifier;
recording an audio message from the caller;
converting the audio message into a text message; and
sending the text message to a user associated with the first communication device.
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Abstract
An embodiment of a method for providing a personalized greeting to a caller includes receiving an incoming call addressed to a first communication device from a caller using a second communication device, and determining a received caller identifier associated with the second communication device. The method further includes determining if the received caller identifier matches a pre-assigned caller identifier from a pre-assigned caller list. If the received caller identifier matches a pre-assigned caller identifier the method further includes playing an outgoing audio message associated with the pre-assigned caller identifier, recording an audio message from the caller, converting the audio message into a text message, and sending the text message to a user associated with the first communication device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing a personalized greeting to a caller comprising:
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receiving an incoming call addressed to a first communication device from a caller using a second communication device; determining a received caller identifier associated with the second communication device; determining if the received caller identifier matches a pre-assigned caller identifier from a pre-assigned caller list; and if the received caller identifier matches a pre-assigned caller identifier; playing an outgoing audio message associated with the pre-assigned caller identifier; recording an audio message from the caller; converting the audio message into a text message; and sending the text message to a user associated with the first communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for assigning a personalized greeting to a caller comprising:
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receiving a text message from a first communication device; determining a pre-assigned caller identifier from the text message; determining outgoing message text from the text message; converting the outgoing message text into an outgoing audio message; and associating the outgoing audio message with a pre-assigned caller identifier. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing a personalized text greeting to a caller comprising:
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receiving an incoming call addressed to a first communication device from a caller using a second communication device; determining a received caller identifier associated with the second communication device; determining if the received caller identifier matches a pre-assigned caller identifier from a pre-assigned caller list; and if the received caller identifier matches a pre-assigned caller identifier; sending an outgoing text message associated with the pre-assigned caller identifier to the caller. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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