Method for automatically transmitting greeting message from receiving telephone in an automatic answering system
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1. A method for automatically transmitting a greeting message to a caller in response to a called party answering a telephone, said method comprising the steps of:
- recording a greeting message in response to input of a recording key;
detecting a hook-off state initiated by the called party in response to an incoming call from the caller;
detecting a ring state;
determining, in response to detection of said hook-off state initiated by the called party and in response to said ring state, whether a greeting message transmitting function is set by checking a logic state exhibited by a function flag; and
automatically transmitting said greeting message to the caller when said greeting message transmitting function is set.
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Abstract
A method for automatically transmitting a greeting message in a telephone answering system contemplates the steps of: recording a greeting message in response to input of a recording key; detecting a hook-off state in response to an incoming call; determining whether a greeting message transmitting function is set by checking a logic state exhibited by a function flag, in response to detection of the hook-off state; and automatically transmitting the greeting message to a caller when the greeting message transmitting function is set.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for automatically transmitting a greeting message to a caller in response to a called party answering a telephone, said method comprising the steps of:
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recording a greeting message in response to input of a recording key; detecting a hook-off state initiated by the called party in response to an incoming call from the caller; detecting a ring state; determining, in response to detection of said hook-off state initiated by the called party and in response to said ring state, whether a greeting message transmitting function is set by checking a logic state exhibited by a function flag; and automatically transmitting said greeting message to the caller when said greeting message transmitting function is set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for automatically transmitting a greeting message to a caller in response to a called party answering a telephone, said method comprising the steps of:
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recording a greeting message in response to input of a recording key by a user; detecting a hook-off state initiated by the called party in response to an incoming call from the caller; detecting a ring state; determining, in response to detection of said hook-off state initiated be the called party and in response to said ring state, whether a greeting message transmitting function is set by checking a logic state exhibited by a function flag; automatically transmitting said greeting message to the caller when said greeting message transmitting function is set, and then establishing a speech state to enable a conversation between the caller and the user; and establishing said speech state without transmitting said greeting message to the caller when said greeting message transmitting function is not set. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A telephone answering system for automatically transmitting a greeting message to a caller in response to a called party answering a telephone, comprising:
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a key input unit having a plurality of input keys; voice recording means for recording a greeting message in response to input of a recording key on said key input unit by a user; and control means for controlling operation of said system; wherein said control means detects a hook-off state initiated by the called party in response to an incoming call from the caller, detects a ring state, responds to detection of said hook-off state initiated by the caller and to said ring state by determining whether a greeting message transmitting function is set by checking a logic state exhibited by a function flag in response to detection of said hook-off state, enables automatic transmission of said greeting message from said voice recording means to the caller when said greeting message transmitting function is set, establishes a speech state to enable a conversation between the caller and the user, and establishes said speech state without transmitting said greeting message to the caller when said greeting message transmitting function is not set. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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