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Selectable audio and mixed background sound for voice messaging system

  • US 7,003,083 B2
  • Filed: 02/13/2001
  • Issued: 02/21/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of enhancing voice mail messages by incorporating one or more background sounds which are selected, by a caller who speaks a voice mail message, from a plurality of background sounds offered to the caller by a called party'"'"'s voice mail system, with the voice mail message for playback to a listener, wherein the voice mail message comprises a plurality of message segments, and wherein each of the selected background sounds is associated with one or more of the message segments, further comprising the step of transmitting an address of each of the selected background sounds from a telephone or telephone system used by the caller to the called party'"'"'s voice mail system to locate a file containing a respective one of the selected background sounds and wherein each address is a Uniform Resource Locator.

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