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Telephone answering device with artificial intelligence

  • US 4,850,005 A
  • Filed: 08/06/1987
  • Issued: 07/18/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A telephone answering device with artificial intelligence, comprising:

  • means for storing plural outgoing messages;

    means responsive to receipt of an incoming telephone call for sending on a telephone line to a caller a greeting message, such as "who is speaking, please?";

    voice recognition means responsive to a voice characteristic of a response by the caller to the greeting message for identifying the caller as a specific caller;

    means for sending on the telephone line to the caller a particular outgoing message from said means for storing corresponding to said specific caller;

    further including means responsive to a touch tone code received from said caller for identifying said caller as a particular specific caller, whereby a specific caller can receive a specific message even if his or her voice is not identified by said voice recognition means.

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