Method and system for capturing telephone calls
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1. A server comprising:
- a communications interface configured to enable communications with a calling party; and
a processing device configured to;
receive, from the calling party, a telephone call for a called party, store a voice message from the calling party, identify the calling party, determine whether the calling party is a predetermined party, transmit a notification to the called party when the calling party is the predetermined party, the notification including a priority indicator indicating a priority of the stored voice message, and determine a likelihood that the calling party'"'"'s call will be forwarded to the processing device.
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Abstract
A server facilitates communication between a calling party and a called party. The server includes a communications interface for enabling communications with the calling party. The server also includes a processing device that receives a telephone call from the calling party and identifies the calling party. The processing device then determines whether the calling party is a predetermined party and transmits a notification to the called party when the calling party is the predetermined party.
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32 Claims
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1. A server comprising:
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a communications interface configured to enable communications with a calling party; and
a processing device configured to;
receive, from the calling party, a telephone call for a called party, store a voice message from the calling party, identify the calling party, determine whether the calling party is a predetermined party, transmit a notification to the called party when the calling party is the predetermined party, the notification including a priority indicator indicating a priority of the stored voice message, and determine a likelihood that the calling party'"'"'s call will be forwarded to the processing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
transmit a personalized greeting to the calling party based on the identity of the called party;
query the calling party for information; and
store the information.
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8. The server of claim 1, further comprising a memory configured to store telephone numbers of potential calling parties and a priority indicator relating to at least one of the telephone numbers.
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9. The server of claim 1, wherein the processing device is configured to transmit the notification via a facsimile device.
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10. A method of capturing telephone messages of a calling party for a called party, comprising:
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receiving a telephone call forwarded from a called party;
identifying the calling party;
storing a message from the calling party, thereby obtaining a stored message;
determining whether the calling party is a predetermined party;
transmitting a notification to the called party when the calling party is the predetermined party, the notification including a priority indicator indicating a priority of the stored message; and
determining a likelihood that the calling party'"'"'s telephone call will be forwarded to a voice mail system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
transmitting a personalized greeting to the calling party based on the identity of the called party;
querying the calling party for information; and
storing the information.
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17. The method of claim 10, further comprising storing telephone numbers relating to potential calling parties and a priority indicator relating to at least one of the telephone numbers.
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18. The method of claim 10, wherein the transmitting a notification includes sending the notification via a facsimile device.
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19. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of sequences of instructions which when executed by a processor, cause said processor to perform a method comprising:
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storing a message of a calling party for a called party, thereby obtaining a stored message;
identifying the calling party;
determining whether the calling party is a predetermined party;
transmitting a notification to the called party when the calling party is the predetermined party, the notification including a priority indicator indicating a priority of the stored message; and
determining a likelihood that a call from the calling party will be forwarded to a voice mail system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
transmitting a personalized greeting to the calling party based on the identity of the called party;
querying the calling party for information; and
storing the information.
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26. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, further including instructions for causing said processor to perform the steps of:
determining a priority of the telephone call based on a stored indicator.
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27. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the transmitting a notification includes sending the notification via a facsimile device.
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28. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of sequences of instructions which when executed by a processor, cause said processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving telephone calls for a called party;
providing at least one of a busy signal and a voice mail service in response to the received telephone calls;
analyzing a number of telephone calls received; and
determining a likelihood of a calling party receiving at least one of the busy signal and the voice mail service.
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29. A system for analyzing telephone calls for a called party, comprising:
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a communications interface that enables communications with a calling party; and
a message server coupled to the communications interface and configured to;
receive telephone calls forwarded from the called party, analyze a number of telephone calls received, and determine a likelihood that a calling party'"'"'s call will be forwarded to the message server. - View Dependent Claims (30)
determine the probability that a calling party'"'"'s call will be forwarded to the message server at predetermined times.
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31. A system for communicating with a calling party and a called party comprising:
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means for receiving a telephone call from the calling party;
means for storing a voice message from the calling party;
means for determining whether the calling party is a predetermined party;
means for transmitting a notification to the called party when the calling party is the predetermined party, the notification including priority information indicating a priority of the voice message; and
means for determining a likelihood that the calling party'"'"'s call will be forwarded to the means for storing.
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32. A method comprising:
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providing voice mail service to a subscriber;
transferring a call from a calling party to the voice mail service, after a predetermined number of rings or when the subscriber'"'"'s telephone is busy;
storing a message from the calling party, thereby obtaining a stored message;
determining whether a calling party is a predetermined party;
providing a notification to the subscriber of the stored message when the calling party is the predetermined party; and
determining the likelihood that a call from a calling party will be transferred to the voice mail service.
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