Time-controlled messaging system
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1. A system for recording video messages, said system comprising:
- a memory for storing at the recipient'"'"'s location a time to play a particular video message at said system, said play time contained in a communication and said play time being later than the time said communication is received at said system;
a device for playing said particular video message at a previously stored play time associated with said particular video message; and
wherein said video messages are played at said play time without regard to any action taken by said message recipient.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, there is disclosed a messaging system which allows a message originator to send a message to a message recipient, the message being presented to the recipient at a time selected by the message originator without any action being taken by the recipient. In a still further embodiment, the message sent by the originator can be supplemented by additional information, such as by a local temperature sensor, or by electronic data from a different source.
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1. A system for recording video messages, said system comprising:
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a memory for storing at the recipient'"'"'s location a time to play a particular video message at said system, said play time contained in a communication and said play time being later than the time said communication is received at said system; a device for playing said particular video message at a previously stored play time associated with said particular video message; and wherein said video messages are played at said play time without regard to any action taken by said message recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for leaving a video message for a receiving party;
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establishing at a particular time a communication connection with a receiving party'"'"'s memory device; providing at said particular time over an established communication connection to said memory device a message playing time for a video message to be displayed subsequently to said receiving party at said message playing time; and downloading to said memory device together with said message playing time an identification of a video message to be displayed on a display subsequently at said playing time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A messaging system comprising;
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a processor co-located with a potential message recipient for controlling receipt of incoming messages to said recipient;
said processor operable for controlling interaction with a message sender such that attributes established by said sender can be associated with at least some received messages, said processor further operable for controlling playback of said message to said recipient at said co-location in accordance with said attributes and wherein at least one of said attributes is a time of said playback;
said playback occurring without any action being required of said recipient; andwherein said time of said playback is modified by data associated with each particular message recipient. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for delivering messages to a recipient, said method comprising:
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creating a message to be sent to a recipient, each said created message having associated therewith a time to deliver said message to said recipient; storing each said created message in association with said message delivery time at a device local to said recipient; playing each said stored message under control of said local device for said recipient, and without any action being required of said recipient at said time associated with said stored message without action taken by said recipient at the time each said message is played, said playing occurring without a communication being established to said local device from a source external to said local device at said time each message is played; and adjusting said time associated with certain of said messages based upon requirements of said recipient. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for recording messages, said system comprising:
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a memory for storing at the recipient'"'"'s location a time to play a particular message at said system, said play time contained in a communication and said play time being later than the time said communication is received at said system; a device for playing said particular message at a previously stored play time associated with said particular message; and wherein at least one of said stored play times has a call-back number associated therewith, said system further comprising; means for receiving from said message recipient a response to a played message, said receiving means enabled at said play time; and means for enabling said response to be communicated to said call-back number. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A system for recording messages, said system comprising:
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a memory for storing at the recipient'"'"'s location a time to play a particular message at said system, said play time contained in a communication and said play time being later than the time said communication is received at said system; a device for playing said particular message at a previously stored play time associated with said particular message; and wherein said memory is further operable for receiving messages that do not have controlled play times associated therewith and wherein said system further comprises; a processor operable in response to instructions received with a message play time for controlling the play of at least one of said messages not having controlled play times associated therewith; and wherein said last-mentioned message is selected based on information available external to said last-mentioned message at the time a received message is played. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A system for recording messages, said system comprising:
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a memory for storing at the recipient'"'"'s location a time to play a particular message at said system, said play time contained in a communication and said play time being later than the time said communication is received at said system; a device for playing said particular message at a previously stored play time associated with said particular message; and wherein said messages are received by a plurality of memories in a broadcast mode, said memories associated with different receiving users. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A messaging system comprising:
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a processor co-located with a potential message recipient for controlling receipt of incoming messages to said recipient;
said processor operable for controlling interaction with a message sender such that attributes established by said sender can be associated with at least some received messages;
said processor further operable for controlling playback of said message to said recipient at said co-location in accordance with said attributes and wherein at least one of said attributed is a time of said playback;
said playback occurring without any action being required of said recipient; and
;wherein at least one of said messages contains a call-back number, said system further comprising; a transmitter; and an input for receiving a response to a played message; and
wherein said processor at the time of said playback enables said transmitter to send said response to said call back number. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A method for delivering messages to a recipient, said method comprising:
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creating a message to be sent to a recipient, each said created message having associated therewith a time to deliver said message to said recipient; storing each said created message in association with said message delivery time at a device local to said recipient; playing each said stored message under control of said local device for said recipient; and
without any action being required of said recipient at said time associated with said stored message without action taken by said recipient at the time each said message is played;
said playing occurring without a communication being established to said local device from a source external to said local device at said time each message is played; andadjusting attributes of any said played messages for a recipient based on requirements of said recipient. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71)
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72. A method for delivering message to a recipient, said method comprising:
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creating a message to be sent to a recipient, each said created message having associated therewith a time to deliver said message to said recipient; storing each said created message in association with said message delivery time at a device local to said recipient; and playing each said stored message under control of said local device for said recipient, and without any action being required of said recipient at said time associated with said stored message without action taken by said recipient at the time each said message is played;
said playing occurring without a communication being established to said local device from a source external to said local device at said time each message is played; andwherein at least some of said stored messages contain portions that are based on information to be provided at the time said message is played, said information to be provided not being available when said message is created. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75)
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