Bulk voicemail
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1. A computer-implemented method to deliver a bulk voicemail to a group of recipients, the method comprising:
- accessing a data store configured to store targeting data related to a group of potential voicemail recipients, the targeting data including attributes describing the potential voicemail recipients;
receiving attributes of the potential voicemail recipients;
identifying voicemail recipients from among the group of potential voicemail recipients based on the targeting data;
creating a distribution list that does not preexist the receipt of the attributes and that includes identified voicemail recipients that satisfy the received attributes; and
delivering a bulk voicemail to each identified voicemail recipient, the bulk voicemail including at least some audio content that is made available to all recipients within the group of identified voicemail recipients.
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Abstract
Delivering a bulk voicemail to a group of recipients includes accessing a data store configured to store targeting data related to a group of potential voicemail recipients and identifying voicemail recipients from among the group of potential voicemail recipients based on the targeting data. A bulk voicemail is delivered to each identified voicemail recipient. The bulk voicemail includes at least some audio content that is made available to all recipients within the group of identified voicemail recipients.
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1. A computer-implemented method to deliver a bulk voicemail to a group of recipients, the method comprising:
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accessing a data store configured to store targeting data related to a group of potential voicemail recipients, the targeting data including attributes describing the potential voicemail recipients; receiving attributes of the potential voicemail recipients; identifying voicemail recipients from among the group of potential voicemail recipients based on the targeting data; creating a distribution list that does not preexist the receipt of the attributes and that includes identified voicemail recipients that satisfy the received attributes; and delivering a bulk voicemail to each identified voicemail recipient, the bulk voicemail including at least some audio content that is made available to all recipients within the group of identified voicemail recipients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer system to deliver bulk voicemails, the system comprising:
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an authoring computer configured to enable a sender of a bulk voicemail to; access a targeting data store to identify voicemail recipients from among a group of potential voicemail recipients based on targeting data that is stored in the targeting data store and that includes attributes describing the group of potential voicemail recipients, specify attributes of the potential voicemail recipients, create a distribution list that does not preexist the specification of the attributes and that includes identified voicemail recipients that satisfy the specified attributes, and specify an audio file storing an audio message from the sender to the identified voicemail recipients, the audio message including at least some audio content that is made available to all recipients within the group of identified voicemail recipients; and an addressing and delivery computer configured to generate and deliver the bulk voicemail including the audio message to each identified voicemail recipient. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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