Telephony based delivery system of messages containing selected greetings
First Claim
1. A method of operating a system for use with a telephone network to capture a message having a greeting for delivery to a recipient station, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a call via the telephone network from a calling station through which a caller interacts with the system;
providing the system with a plurality of greetings which may be accessed by the caller, and in association with one or more of said greetings providing a predetermined date for delivery;
selecting by the caller the greeting in the message from the plurality of greetings;
selecting by the caller delivery of the message on either the predetermined date, if such is associated with the selected greeting, or another date;
receiving directory information of the recipient station from the caller; and
delivering the message to the recipient station on the selected date.
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Abstract
The invention constitutes a telephony based electronic voice greeting card service embodied within an adjunct processing system communicatively connected to a toll switching office of a public switched telephone network. The voice card system comprises a service controller, a storage node, an attendant controller and attendant services. The service controller is responsible for automatic processing of incoming and outgoing calls to provide the functionality for capturing new voice card messages, delivering voice card messages and status query of previously captured messages. The storage node provides a database of captured voice card message records, and the attendant controller in conjunction with the attendant services function to provide manual assistance to users. The voice card system allows a person, through use of a telephone, to create customized audio greeting cards by accessing various greetings through a comprehensive menu interface. The person is able to personalize a greeting by using their own voice to record a personal introduction and good-bye, and has flexibility in scheduling delivery of the greeting to a future point in time.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of operating a system for use with a telephone network to capture a message having a greeting for delivery to a recipient station, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a call via the telephone network from a calling station through which a caller interacts with the system; providing the system with a plurality of greetings which may be accessed by the caller, and in association with one or more of said greetings providing a predetermined date for delivery; selecting by the caller the greeting in the message from the plurality of greetings; selecting by the caller delivery of the message on either the predetermined date, if such is associated with the selected greeting, or another date; receiving directory information of the recipient station from the caller; and delivering the message to the recipient station on the selected date. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a system for use with a telephone network to capture a message having a greeting for delivery to a recipient station, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a call via the telephone network from a calling station through which a caller interacts with the system; providing the system with a plurality of greetings, which include one or more greetings corresponding to a particular occasion for which a predetermined date for delivery is provided; prompting whether the caller desires greetings for the particular occasion; responsive to a positive reply, presenting a menu from which the caller directly accesses the one or more greetings relating to that particular occasion; responsive to a negative reply, presenting a menu of categories from which the caller may access related ones of the plurality of greetings; selecting by the caller the greeting in the message from the accessible greetings; receiving directory information of the recipient station from the caller; and delivering the message to the recipient station.
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21. A system for use with a telephone network to capture a message having a greeting for delivery to a recipient station, comprising:
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means for receiving a call via the telephone network from a calling station through which a caller interacts with the system; a plurality of greetings which may be accessed by the caller, one or more of said greetings having a predetermined date for delivery; means for selecting by the caller the greeting in the message from the plurality of greetings; means for selecting by the caller delivery of the message on either the predetermined date, if such is associated with the selected greeting, or another date; means for receiving directory information of the recipient station from the caller; and means for delivering the message to the recipient station on the selected date.
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22. A system for use with a telephone network to capture a message having a greeting for delivery to a recipient station, comprising:
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means for receiving a call via the telephone network from a calling station through which a caller interacts with the system; a plurality of greetings, which include one or more greetings corresponding to a particular occasion having a predetermined date for delivery; means for prompting whether the caller desires greetings for the particular occasion; means, responsive to a positive reply, for presenting a menu from which the caller directly accesses the one or more greetings relating to that particular occasion; means, responsive to a negative reply, for presenting a menu of categories from which the caller may access related ones of the plurality of greetings; means for selecting by the caller the greeting in the message from the accessible greetings; means for receiving directory information of the recipient station from the caller, and means for delivering the message to the recipient station.
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