Telephonic console with prerecorded voice message and method
First Claim
1. A telephonic console for use in a telephonic call distribution system for selectively interconnecting a plurality of telephonic units of an external telephonic network with the telephonic console and a plurality of other telephonic consoles of the system, the improvement being a prerecorded voice message system, comprising:
- a portable, nonvolatile, voice message storage unit with a plurality of different recorded voice messages;
means for releasable interconnection of the portable voice message storage unit with the telephonic console;
means for automatic playback of one of the recorded messages to one of the plurality of telephonic units connected through the external network when a telephonic call from one of the telephonic units is connected to the telephonic console; and
means at the telephonic console for controlling the recorded message playback means to selectively and automatically play one of the recorded voice messages of the portable voice message storage unit after the portable voice message storage unit has been connected to the telephonic console.
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Abstract
A telephone console (10) for use in a telephonic call distribution system (12) for selectively interconnecting a plurality of telephonic units (16) of an external telephonic network (18) with a plurality of consoles (10) of the system, a prerecorded voice message system having a portable voice message storage unit (40) with a recorded voice message, a connector module (26) for releasable connection with the portable voice message unit (40) and a microprocessor (20) programmed to control the playing back of a recorded message to a console (10).
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31 Claims
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1. A telephonic console for use in a telephonic call distribution system for selectively interconnecting a plurality of telephonic units of an external telephonic network with the telephonic console and a plurality of other telephonic consoles of the system, the improvement being a prerecorded voice message system, comprising:
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a portable, nonvolatile, voice message storage unit with a plurality of different recorded voice messages; means for releasable interconnection of the portable voice message storage unit with the telephonic console; means for automatic playback of one of the recorded messages to one of the plurality of telephonic units connected through the external network when a telephonic call from one of the telephonic units is connected to the telephonic console; and means at the telephonic console for controlling the recorded message playback means to selectively and automatically play one of the recorded voice messages of the portable voice message storage unit after the portable voice message storage unit has been connected to the telephonic console. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. In a telephonic call distribution system for selectively interconnecting a plurality of units of an external telephonic network with a telephonic console internally connected at the system, a method of storing and playing prerecorded voice messages comprising the steps of:
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storing a first plurality of voice messages in a portable, nonvolatile, first voice message storage memory unit; connecting the first voice message storage unit to the telephonic console to enable the console to automatically select and playback one of the first plurality of voice messages therein upon receipt of a telephonic call at the console; disconnecting the portable first voice message storage unit from the console; and connecting a second voice message storage unit to the console with a second plurality of voice messages stored within the second voice message storage unit in lieu of the nonvolatile first voice message storage unit to enable automatic selection and playback of one of the second plurality of voice messages. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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