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Electronic audio communications system with automatic user access features

  • US 4,580,012 A
  • Filed: 09/29/1982
  • Issued: 04/01/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic communication message system for being coupled to a private branch exchange or central office for receiving, storing and forwarding analog information from a user'"'"'s telephone facility, comprising:

  • electronic digital signal processing means for controlling operation of the message system;

    digital memory means controlled by said electronic digital signal processing means for storing digital representations of the analog information;

    means for enabling access to the message system through signals transmitted from a user'"'"'s telephone facility;

    means for receiving analog information transmitted from the user'"'"'s telephone facility, said analog information consisting of audio messages, each of said audio messages having a first portion and a second portion;

    first means for storing in said digital memory means digital representations of said first portions of the analog information received from the user'"'"'s telephone facility, each of said first portions containing information to be routed to a selected recipient'"'"'s telephone station;

    second means for storing in said digital memory means digital representations of said second portions of the analog information received from the user'"'"'s telephone facility, each of said second portions containing information defining route data associated with one of said first portions;

    identifying means for storing digital representations of a unique analog identifier associated with a particular originating user for identifying analog information originated by said originating user;

    means for accessing stored digital representations of each of said first portions and the digital representations of the analog identifier associated with the user originating the first portion;

    means for reproducing a first portion and associated identifier in analog format from stored digital representations; and

    means for sequentially transmitting a reproduced first portion and associated identifier to said selected recipient'"'"'s telephone station, said reproduced identifier preceding said reproduced first portion.

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