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Group notification service and system

  • US 5,260,986 A
  • Filed: 04/23/1991
  • Issued: 11/09/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/23/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a public switched telecommunications network (PSTN) having a plurality of switch means interconnected by trunk means;

  • voice message service (VMS) means including voice processing unit (VPU) means having first data storage means connected to one of said switch means;

    subscriber telephone station (STS) means connected to one of said switch means and connectable through said PSTN to said VMS means;

    the method of providing notification services comprising the steps of;

    establishing in said VMS means a second data storage capacity distinct from said first data storage means;

    establishing a data base which includes the identity of STS means subscribing to the notification service;

    accessing said VMS means from DTMF STS means via said PSTN and in response to DTMF signals from said DTMF STS means storing in said second storage capacity a data base including;

    (a) data identifying at least one group of destination telephone station (DTS) means to which said notification is to be delivered,(b) data identifying alternate DTS means for at least some of the DTS means of the group,(c) data identifying alternate media terminals for at least some of the DTS means of the group, and(d) data relating to the mode of delivery of said notification, wherein said data relating to the mode of delivery of said notifications includes a relative time priority for executing said notifications which includes a trunk capacity to be used in contacting said DTS means;

    accessing said VMS means via said PSTN;

    establishing via said data base in said second data storage capacity in said VMS means the identity of the accessing entity as an STS means subscribing to the notification service;

    establishing via said data base in said second data storage capacity in said VMS means a message to be delivered;

    transmitting to said VMS means a signal directing performance of said notification service; and

    in response to said signal, initiating a sequence of notification steps pursuant to the data stored in said second data storage capacity for delivery of the stored message.

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