Telephonic voice message transmission control method
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1. A method of controlling digitized voice data in a computer network, said method comprising the steps of:
- acquiring an address for a recipient of the digitized voice data;
prior to transmitting the digitized voice data from an origination address of the sender to the recipient, obtaining a recipient transmission instruction over the computer network; and
processing the digitized voice data in accordance with the recipient transmission instruction.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of controlling transmission of voice messages or information via telephonic voice message systems, which are sometimes referred to as Voice Mail Systems. Users of the system selectively specify voice message transmission instructions for controlling transmission of voice messages directed to them. Upon receipt of a user'"'"'s voice message address, the voice message system determines whether the destination voice message address has a specified voice message transmission instruction previously selected by the recipient and processes the voice message in accordance with the instruction.
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1. A method of controlling digitized voice data in a computer network, said method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring an address for a recipient of the digitized voice data; prior to transmitting the digitized voice data from an origination address of the sender to the recipient, obtaining a recipient transmission instruction over the computer network; and processing the digitized voice data in accordance with the recipient transmission instruction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of controlling a voice message from a sender to a recipient in a telecommunication network, said method comprising the steps of:
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at a first network subsystem, providing an address associated with the recipient; generating and storing a voice message at the first network subsystem; prior to transmitting the voice message from an origination address of the sender to the recipient, acquiring a recipient voice message transmission instruction over a telecommunication network channel from a second network subsystem; and processing the voice message in accordance with the recipient voice message transmission instruction. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A voice message system comprising:
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first telecommunication network subsystem; second telecommunication network subsystem; means for obtaining a recipient address and a recipient voice message transmission instruction, prior to transmitting a voice message from an origination address of a sender in the first telecommunication network subsystem to the second telecommunication network subsystem over a telecommunication network channel; and means for processing the voice message in accordance with the recipient voice message transmission instruction. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A method of controlling a voice message in a telecommunication network, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing an address associated with a recipient of the voice message; prior to transmitting the voice message from an origination address of the sender to the recipient, providing a recipient voice message instruction over a telecommunication network channel, wherein the voice message is to be processed in accordance with the recipient voice message instruction. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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