Forwarding telephone data via email
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a communication from a sender on a first processor-based system, the communication including an incoming audio message for storage and sender identification information;
connecting to the Internet to search one or more remote websites for information correlated with the sender identification information;
creating a second communication on the first processor-based system, the second communication including the stored audio message and sender identification information; and
selectively sending the second communication to a local presentation interface or to a remote client, if sending to a remote client sending over the Internet.
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Abstract
A communication such as a telephone call is received, bearing identification information such as caller ID. The received audio signals if any, is encoded and stored. The identification information is used to look up additional information about the sender of the communication, such as by using the caller ID information to search the internet, for example by doing a reverse telephone number lookup. The user is presented with a graphical representation of this, and prior, communications, such as via an html page, and can select individual communications for playback, deletion, and the like. If the user is at a remote location, the encoded communications may be forwarded to that location, such as in the form of email attachments.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a communication from a sender on a first processor-based system, the communication including an incoming audio message for storage and sender identification information;
connecting to the Internet to search one or more remote websites for information correlated with the sender identification information;
creating a second communication on the first processor-based system, the second communication including the stored audio message and sender identification information; and
selectively sending the second communication to a local presentation interface or to a remote client, if sending to a remote client sending over the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A personal computer-like appliance comprising:
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a telephone mechanism to connect said appliance to a network and to receive a communication from a sender, the communication including an incoming audio message to be recorded and sender identification information;
a composer to compose a second communication capable of being sent via the Internet, the second communication to include the recorded audio message and sender identification information; and
a presentation interface for said appliance to display the second communication. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An article storing machine-readable instructions that, if executed, enable a first processor-based system to:
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receive a communication from a sender, the communication to include an incoming audio message for storage and sender identification information;
connect to the Internet to search one or more remote websites for information correlated with the sender identification information;
create a different communication on said first processor-based system, the different communication to include the stored audio message and the sender identification information; and
selectively send the different communication to a local presentation interface for the first processor-based system, or over the Internet to a remote client. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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