Video phone interactive corporate menu answering machine announcement
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1. A method for providing multimedia answering services, comprising:
- receiving an incoming call from a caller who is placing said incoming call from a video-enabled device;
determining the video capabilities of said video-enabled device;
selecting an interactive multimedia message according to the video capabilities of said video-enabled device; and
selecting said interactive multimedia message according to the current time of day.
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Abstract
A video enable answering machine having many new features including customized video announcement messages, caller ID based video announcement messages, and time based video announcement messages.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for providing multimedia answering services, comprising:
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receiving an incoming call from a caller who is placing said incoming call from a video-enabled device;
determining the video capabilities of said video-enabled device;
selecting an interactive multimedia message according to the video capabilities of said video-enabled device; and
selecting said interactive multimedia message according to the current time of day.
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2. A method for providing multimedia answering services, comprising:
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receiving an incoming call from a caller who is placing said incoming call from a video-enabled device;
determining the video capabilities of said video-enabled device;
selecting an interactive multimedia message according to the video capabilities of said video-enabled device;
determining the identity of said caller; and
selecting said interactive multimedia message according to the identity of said caller.
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3. A method for providing multimedia answering services, comprising:
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receiving an incoming call from a caller who is placing said incoming call from a video-enabled device;
determining the video capabilities of said video-enabled device; and
selecting an interactive multimedia message according to the video capabilities of said video-enabled device;
wherein said determining step comprises the steps of;
determining the telephone number of said video-enabled device; and
consulting a database containing information identifying the video capabilities of devices associated with said telephone number.
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4. A method for providing multimedia answering services, comprising:
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receiving an incoming call from a caller who is placing said incoming call from a video-enabled device;
determining the video capabilities of said video-enabled device;
selecting an interactive multimedia message according to the video capabilities of said video-enabled device; and
transmitting, to said video-enabled device, a code identifying a predefined visual image which is to be displayed on said video-enabled device. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A method for providing multimedia answering services, comprising the steps of:
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receiving an incoming call from a caller who is placing said incoming call from a video-enabled device;
transmitting an interactive multimedia message to said video-enabled device;
where said interactive multimedia message includes one or more graphical buttons for obtaining additional information about the called party. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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