Remote operational screener
First Claim
1. Telecommunications apparatus for receiving, answering, and recording the message-content of incoming messages selected from the group consisting of video, audio and data signal transmissions comprising:
- a base unit having a receiving means withmessage answering means and recording means for receiving, answering and recording the incoming message-content of incoming messages consisting of video, audio and data signal transmission calls or messagesa speaker means for audibly emitting audio message-content of the incoming and recorded audio matter of the incoming and recorded calls or messages; and
a visual display with means to view video and/or data message-content of the incoming and recorded video and/or data matter of the incoming and recorded calls or messageswhereby said telecommunications apparatus can receive, answer and record incoming video, audio, and/or data message-content conveyed in the incoming video, audio, and/or data signal transmission of a caller'"'"'s or sender'"'"'s incoming video, voice and/or text calls or messages when the called person is unavailable or does not wish to answer such calls or messages at that moment and the called person is able to visually and/or audibly screen the incoming message-content conveyed in an incoming caller'"'"'s or sender'"'"'s incoming message video, voice and/or text calls or messages while the incoming calls and messages are still being received from the incoming caller or sender and recorded by said telecommunications apparatus.
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Abstract
This invention provides an audible remote screening function or device for use with an answering device or machine and may also combine this screening function with an ability for remote operational control of an answering device or machine. Preferred forms of the invention provide for remote call screening of an answering device or machine, or remote call screening of an answering device or machine together with remote operational control of an answering device or machine with the capability to remotely operate and/or remotely screen calls (incoming or pre- recorded) of that of an answering device or machine from a remote area or room via the remote function or device. In preferred forms: the audible remote screening from the device can be heard across a room or from another room; the remote device can be made to stay in an active ON mode eliminating any need for the user to search, locate, or activate the remote device or any command signal per call being screened; the remote operational control and/or screening device can be directly plugged in allowing for simultaneous power and recharge abilities for continuous power and uninterrupted operation ability; a remote-override switch located on an answering device or machine for privacy control over unauthorized access to the answering device or machine from the remote device; and a small size for portability. The functions and capabilities of the remote device can be implemented, combined and used in conjunction with/into any other unit or housing. This invention also provides visual screening functions.
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29 Claims
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1. Telecommunications apparatus for receiving, answering, and recording the message-content of incoming messages selected from the group consisting of video, audio and data signal transmissions comprising:
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a base unit having a receiving means with message answering means and recording means for receiving, answering and recording the incoming message-content of incoming messages consisting of video, audio and data signal transmission calls or messages a speaker means for audibly emitting audio message-content of the incoming and recorded audio matter of the incoming and recorded calls or messages; and a visual display with means to view video and/or data message-content of the incoming and recorded video and/or data matter of the incoming and recorded calls or messages whereby said telecommunications apparatus can receive, answer and record incoming video, audio, and/or data message-content conveyed in the incoming video, audio, and/or data signal transmission of a caller'"'"'s or sender'"'"'s incoming video, voice and/or text calls or messages when the called person is unavailable or does not wish to answer such calls or messages at that moment and the called person is able to visually and/or audibly screen the incoming message-content conveyed in an incoming caller'"'"'s or sender'"'"'s incoming message video, voice and/or text calls or messages while the incoming calls and messages are still being received from the incoming caller or sender and recorded by said telecommunications apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 14)
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5. Apparatus or system for capturing, answering, and recording incoming messages selected from the group consisting of video and audio signal transmissions comprising:
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a call or message capturing or service means with message answering means and recording means for answering and recording the incoming message-content of incoming messages consisting of video, and/or audio signal transmission calls or messages, a visual display with means to view the incoming video and/or data message-content matter or component of the incoming and recorded calls or messages; a speaker for audibly emitting the incoming audio message-content matter or component of the incoming and recorded calls or messages whereby the message capturing, answering, and recording means or service can capture, answer and record the incoming message-content conveyed in the incoming video and/or audio signal transmissions of a caller'"'"'s or sender'"'"'s incoming video and/or voice call or message while allowing visual and audible screening of the incoming message-content conveyed in the incoming video and audio messages while the callers or senders of the incoming calls or messages still have a connection with the message capturing means.
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6. Apparatus or system for screening the message-content of incoming calls or messages selected from the group consisting of video and audio signal transmissions comprising:
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a call or message capturing means system or service having means for answering and recording the incoming message-content of incoming messages consisting of video and/or audio signal transmission calls or messages, means for transmitting the incoming message-content of the incoming calls or messages consisting of video and/or audio signal transmissions while the incoming message-content of incoming calls or messages are being captured and recorded; and a remote message screening device with means for receiving the incoming message- content of the incoming calls or messages consisting of video and/or audio signal transmissions including a visual display for viewing the incoming video message-content of the incoming calls or messages and a speaker for audibly emitting the incoming audio message-content of the incoming calls or messages while the incoming message-content of the incoming calls or messages are being captured and recorded by said call or message obtaining means or service whereby the user can visually and/or audibly screen the incoming message content conveyed in the incoming video and/or audio signal transmissions of a caller'"'"'s or sender'"'"'s incoming video and/or voice call or message as the incoming message-content of the incoming calls or messages are visually and/or audibly emitted from said remote message screening device so that the user is able to ascertain and decide if the incoming message-content of the caller'"'"'s or sender'"'"'s incoming message is important enough to establish a connection with the caller or sender of the incoming call or message while the caller or sender is still leaving the call or message and while it is still being captured and recorded by said call or message capturing means system or service. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Apparatus or system for screening the message-content of incoming messages selected from the group consisting of video, audio and data signal transmissions comprising:
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a call or message capturing means or service; for capturing, and recording the incoming message-content of incoming messages consisting of video, audio and/or data signal transmission calls or messages; means for transmitting the incoming message-content of the incoming calls or messages consisting of video, audio and/or data signal transmissions while the incoming message- content of incoming calls or messages are still being captured and recorded; and a remote message screening device with means for receiving the incoming message-content of the incoming calls or messages consisting of video, audio and/or, data signal transmissions, including a speaker for audibly emitting incoming audio component or element of the message-content of the incoming calls or messages and a visual display means for displaying the incoming video component or element of the message- content and/or data message-content of the incoming calls or messages while the incoming message-content of the incoming calls or messages are still being captured and recorded; whereby the user can visually and/or audibly screen the incoming message-content conveyed in the incoming video, audio, and/or data signal transmission of a caller'"'"'s or sender'"'"'s incoming video, audio and/or text message as the incoming message-content of the video, audio, and/or text messages are visually and/or audibly emitted from said remote message screening device so that the user is able to ascertain and decide if the incoming message-content of the caller'"'"'s or sender'"'"'s incoming call or message is important enough to establish a connection with the caller or sender of the incoming call or message while the caller or sender is still leaving the message and while it is still being captured and recorded by said screening apparatus or system.
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19. Apparatus or system for screening the message- content of incoming calls or messages selected from the group consisting of video and audio signal transmissions comprising:
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a call or message obtaining means or service including means for obtaining, answering and recording the incoming message-content of incoming messages consisting of video and audio signal transmission calls or messages, means for transmitting the incoming message-content of the incoming calls or messages consisting of video and audio signal transmission while the incoming message-content of incoming video calls or messages are being obtained and recorded; and a remote message screening device with means for receiving from said call or message obtaining means or service the incoming message-content of the incoming calls or messages consisting of video and audio signal transmissions, messages, including a visual display for viewing incoming video message-content and a speaker for audibly emitting incoming audio message-content of the incoming calls or messages while the incoming message-content of the incoming video calls or messages are being obtained and recorded by said call or message obtaining means or service whereby the user can visually and/or audibly screen the incoming message-content conveyed in the incoming video and audio signal transmissions of a caller'"'"'s or sender'"'"'s incoming video call or message as the incoming message-content of the incoming video call or messages is visually and/or audibly emitted from said remote message screening device so that the user is able to ascertain and decide if the incoming message-content of the caller'"'"'s or sender'"'"'s incoming video call or message is important enough to establish a connection with the caller or sender of the incoming video call or message while the caller or sender is still leaving the call or message and while it is still being obtained and recorded by said screening apparatus or system.
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20. Apparatus or system for screening the incoming message-content of incoming video calls and messages over a wireless mobile telecommunications system while the incoming calls and messages are being received and recorded by said wireless mobile telecommunications system comprising:
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means for transmitting the incoming message-content of incoming video calls and messages to a remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit while the incoming video calls and messages are being received and recorded by said wireless mobile telecommunications system; and said remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit having means for receiving the incoming message-content of incoming video calls and messages from or via said wireless mobile telecommunications system while the incoming video calls and messages are being received and recorded by said wireless mobile telecommunications system said remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit including a visual display for viewing the visual message-content of the incoming video messages and a speaker for audibly emitting the audio message-content of the incoming video messages whereby the user can visually and/or audibly screen the incoming video calls and messages from said remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit while the caller or sender is still leaving the message and while it is still being received and recorded by said wireless mobile telecommunications system and the user can establish a communication with the incoming screened caller through said remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit while the caller or sender is still leaving the message. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. Apparatus or system for screening the incoming message-content of incoming video calls and messages over a wireless mobile telecommunications system while the incoming calls and messages are still being received and recorded by said wireless mobile telecommunications system comprising:
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means for transmitting the incoming message-content of incoming video calls and messages to a remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit while the incoming video calls and messages are being received and recorded by said wireless mobile telecommunications system; and said remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit including means for receiving the incoming message-content of incoming video calls and messages while the incoming video calls and messages are still being received and recorded by said wireless mobile telecommunications system, a visual display for visually screening the visual message-content of the incoming video messages and a speaker for audibly screening the audio message-content of the incoming video messages wherein the user can establish a communication with the incoming screened caller through said remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit while the caller or sender is still leaving the message and while it is stilt being received and recorded by said wireless mobile telecommunications system.
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23. Apparatus or system for screening the incoming message-content of incoming calls and messages over a wireless mobile telecommunications system while the incoming calls and messages are being received and recorded by said wireless mobile telecommunications system comprising:
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means for said wireless mobile telecommunications system to receive and record the incoming calls and messages means for transmitting the incoming message-content of incoming calls and messages to a remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit while the incoming calls and messages are being received and recorded by said wireless mobile telecommunications system; and said remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit including means for receiving the incoming message-content of incoming calls and messages from said wireless mobile telecommunications system while the incoming calls and messages are still being received and recorded by said wireless mobile telecommunications system said remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit including screening means allowing the user to screen the incoming calls and messages while the caller or sender still has an association or link with said wireless mobile telecommunications system'"'"'s receiving and recording means and while the incoming call or message is still being received and recorded by said wireless mobile telecommunications system said apparatus or system further including an “
initial partial hold queue”
temporary hold position means for allowing a called person to put an incoming caller who is currently leaving a message that is being received and recorded by said wireless mobile telecommunications system into an “
initial partial hold queue”
temporary hold status before the called person actually personally answers or takes the callwhereby the called person can screen the incoming message of an incoming caller who is leaving the message being received and recorded by said wireless mobile telecommunications system and can then bring the incoming caller out of the message receiving and recording means of said wireless mobile telecommunications system and place the incoming caller into said “
initial partial hold queue”
temporary hold position and the incoming caller would then be given an outgoing announcement or message stating or indicating that the caller has reached the the called person'"'"'s remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit and the called person would be with the caller momentarily, asking the caller to hold momentarily before personal communication takes place with the called person.
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24. Apparatus or system of a wireless mobile telecommunications system including at least a two-way simultaneous video communication or interaction exchange through a wireless mobile phone unit including a screening means for screening incoming calls and messages while a caller or sender is still leaving a message comprising:
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said wireless mobile phone unit including screening means with visual display for screening incoming video calls and messages while the caller or sender is still leaving the message and while it is still being received and recorded by said wireless mobile telecommunications system whereby the called person may establish at least a two-way video communication exchange or interaction with the caller or sender of the incoming screened message through said wireless mobile phone unit should the user decide to communicate with the incoming caller while the caller or sender is still leaving the message and while it is still being received and recorded by said wireless mobile telecommunications system. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. Apparatus or system of a wireless mobile telecommunications system or network including a remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit with at least a two-way simultaneous transceiving communication or interaction exchange ability of video calls for screening the message-content of incoming video calls and messages over a wireless mobile telecommunications system or network comprising:
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an incoming video call or message capturing means or service of a wireless mobile telecommunications system or network for answering and recording the incoming message-content of incoming video calls and messages means for transmitting the incoming message-content of incoming video calls and messages to said remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit while the incoming video calls and messages are being captured and recorded said remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit including means for receiving the incoming message-content of incoming video calls and messages, a visual display for visually screening the visual message-content and a speaker for audibly screening the audio message-content of the incoming video messages while the caller or sender of the incoming video call or message is still leaving the message; and means for preventing or blocking the called person'"'"'s remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit from transmitting wherein the user is able to visually and/or audibly screen an incoming video call or message through said remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit having the at least two-way simultaneous transceiving ability and prevent or block the incoming caller from viewing the called person through or via the called person'"'"'s wireless mobile telecommunication unit or from having knowledge that their incoming call is being screened by the user whereby the user by blocking or preventing can discreetly visually and/or audibly screen the incoming video calls and messages from said remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit to ascertain and decide if the incoming message-content of the caller'"'"'s or sender'"'"'s incoming video message is important enough to establish an at least two-way simultaneous transceiving communication or interaction exchange connection through said remote wireless mobile telecommunications unit with the caller or sender of the incoming video message while the caller or sender is still leaving the message and while it is still being received and recorded.
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28. Apparatus or a system of a wireless mobile telecommunications system or network including a wireless mobile phone with internet interface with means for connecting to the internet and for at least a two-way simultaneous transceiving of internet video communication or interaction exchange for the message-content of incoming video messages from the internet comprising:
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an incoming internet video call or message capturing means or service having means for answering and recording the incoming message-content of incoming internet video calls and messages means for transmitting the incoming message-content of incoming internet video calls and messages to said wireless mobile phone with internet interface while the incoming into video calls and messages are still being captured and recorded said wireless mobile phone with internet interface having means for receiving the incoming message-content of incoming internet video calls and messages said wireless mobile phone with internet interface having means for screening the incoming the message-content of incoming internet video calls and messages, including a visual display for visually screening the visual message-content and a speaker for audibly screening the audio message-content of an incoming internet video call or message while the caller or sender of the incoming internet video call or message is still leaving the message; and means for preventing or blocking the called person'"'"'s wireless mobile phone from transmitting wherein the user is able to visually and/or audibly screen an incoming internet video call or message through said wireless mobile phone having the at least two-way simultaneous transceiving ability and prevent or block the incoming caller from viewing the called person or via the called person'"'"'s wireless mobile phone or from having knowledge that their incoming it is being screened by the user whereby the user by blocking or preventing can discretely visually and/or audibly screen the incoming internet video calls and messages from said wireless mobile phone including internet internet to ascertain and decide if the incoming message-content of the caller'"'"'s or sender'"'"'s incoming internet video message is important enough to establish an at least two-way simultaneous transceiving communication or interaction exchange connection through said wireless mobile phone including internet interface with the caller or sender of the incoming internet video message while the caller or sender is still leaving the message and while it is still being received and recorded.
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29. Apparatus or system of a wireless mobile phone system for screening the incoming message-content of incoming calls or messages selected from the group consisting of video and audio signal transmissions over a wireless mobile phone system while the incoming calls and messages are being received and recorded by a call or message capturing means system or service of said wireless mobile phone system comprising:
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said call or message capturing means system or service including means for answering and recording the incoming message-content of incoming messages consisting of video and/or audio signal transmission calls or messages over a wireless mobile phone system, a remote wireless mobile phone unit means or transmitting the incoming message-content of the incoming calls or messages consisting of video and/or audio of video-mail signal transmissions over a wireless mobile phone system to said remote wireless mobile phone unit while the incoming message-content of the incoming calls or messages are still being received and recorded by said call or message capturing means system or service; and said remote wireless mobile phone unit with means for receiving from said call or message capturing means system or service of said wireless mobile phone system the incoming message- content of the incoming calls or messages consisting of video and/or audio signal transmissions, including a visual display and a speaker for visually and audibly screening the transmitted incoming video and/or audio components or elements of the message-content of the incoming calls or messages while the incoming message content of the incoming calls or messages are still being received and recorded by said call or message capturing means system or service of said wireless mobile phone system whereby the user can visually and/or audibly screen the incoming message-content of incoming video and/or voice calls or messages as the incoming calls or messages are visually and/or audibly emitted from said remote wireless mobile phone unit so that the user is able to ascertain and decide if the incoming message-content of the caller'"'"'s or sender'"'"'s incoming call or message is important enough to establish a connection through said remote wireless mobile phone unit with the caller or sender of the incoming call or message while the caller or sender is still leaving the call or message and while it is still being captured and recorded.
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