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Unified messaging system and method providing cached message streams

  • US 6,396,907 B1
  • Filed: 10/09/1997
  • Issued: 05/28/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a unified messaging system comprising a file server, a voice server, and a client computer coupled to a computer network, and further comprising a telephone system switch coupled to the voice server and a set of telephones, a method for voice message streaming comprising the steps of:

  • streaming message data from the file server into a storage resource upon the voice server;

    streaming message data from the storage resource and terminating the stream at a data destination concurrent with the streaming of message data from the file server into the storage resource; and

    controlling the streaming of message data by a streaming control mechanism, wherein the streaming control mechanism sends control commands and is coupled to the voice server via a streaming control path, wherein the streaming control path is external to a path over which the message data is transmitted.

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