Multiple terminal message indicator for a telecommunications network
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1. An apparatus for providing an indication of a message to a phone subscriber, comprising:
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means for providing an indication of the message at a phone within a group of phones subscribed to by the subscriber; and
means for providing the indication of the message at a phone subscribed to by a third party.
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing indications of a phone subscriber'"'"'s messages at multiple phones. After a caller records a message, the system provides indications of the pending message at all of a subscriber'"'"'s phones or at a group of the subscribers phones. The apparatus may also provide different types of message indicators to indicate which phone originates the call resulting in the message.
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1. An apparatus for providing an indication of a message to a phone subscriber, comprising:
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means for receiving the message;
means for providing an indication of the message at a phone within a group of phones subscribed to by the subscriber; and
means for providing the indication of the message at a phone subscribed to by a third party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus for providing indications of a message to a phone subscriber, comprising:
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means for receiving a message for a first phone of the subscriber and a second phone of the subscriber; and
means for providing a first indication at the first and second phones if the first phone received a call resulting in the message, and a second indication at the first and second phones if the second phone received a call resulting in the message. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A system for providing indications of a message to a phone subscriber, comprising:
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a plurality of phones subscribed to by the subscriber;
a messaging system, interfaced with the plurality of phones, for recording and storing messages; and
means, coupled to the plurality of phones and the message system, for providing indications of messages for the subscriber, the providing means including;
means for receiving a message for the phone subscriber;
means for providing an indication of the message at a phone within the plurality of phones subscribed to by the phone subscriber; and
means for providing the indication of the message at a phone subscribed to by a third party. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A system for providing indications of a message to a phone subscriber, comprising:
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a plurality of phones subscribed to by a subscriber;
a messaging system, interfaced with the plurality of phones, for recording and storing messages; and
means, coupled to the plurality of phones and the message system, for providing indications of messages for the subscriber, the providing means including;
means for receiving a message for a phone subscriber that subscribes to a first and second phone; and
means for providing a first type of indication at the first and second phones if the first phone received a call resulting in the message, and a second type of indication at the first and second phones if the second phone received a call resulting in the message. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method for providing an indication of a phone subscriber'"'"'s message comprising the steps of:
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receiving the message;
providing an indication of the message at a phone within a group of phones subscribed to by the subscriber; and
providing the indication of the message at a phone subscribed to by a third party. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method for providing indications of a phone subscriber'"'"'s message comprising the steps of:
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receiving a message for a phone subscriber that subscribes to a first phone and a second phone; and
providing a first type of indication at the first and second phones if the first phone received a call resulting in the message, and a second type of indication at the first and second phones if the second phone received a call resulting in the message. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. An apparatus for providing an indication of a phone subscriber'"'"'s message, comprising:
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a module for receiving a message for a phone subscriber that subscribes to a plurality of phones;
a module for providing an indication of the message at at least one of plurality of phones; and
a module providing the indication of the message at a phone subscribed to by a third party.
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17. An apparatus for providing indications of a phone subscriber'"'"'s message, comprising:
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a module for receiving a message for a phone subscriber that subscribes to a first phone and a second phone; and
a module for providing a first type of indication at the first and second phones if the first phone received a call resulting in the message, and a second type of indication at the first and second phones if the second phone received a call resulting in the message.
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18. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for use in providing indications of a phone subscriber'"'"'s message, the medium including;
a module for receiving a message for a phone subscriber that subscribes to a plurality of phones;
a module for providing an indication of the message at at least one of plurality of phones; and
a module providing the indication of the message at a phone subscribed to by a third party.
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19. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer-usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for use in providing indications of a phone subscriber'"'"'s message, the medium including;
a module for receiving a message for a phone subscriber that subscribes to a first phone and a second phone; and
a module for providing a first type of indication at the first and second phones if the first phone received a call resulting in the message, and a second type of indication at the first and second phones if the second phone received a call resulting in the message.
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