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Monitoring a call forwarded to a network-based voice mail system

  • US 8,102,971 B2
  • Filed: 12/14/2009
  • Issued: 01/24/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A telephone comprising:

  • a speaker assembly to audibly present communications received from a telephone network;

    circuitry in response to receipt of a call monitoring data message from the telephone network activating the speaker assembly to allow monitoring of incoming audible communications from a telephone call while muting outgoing audible communications,wherein the call monitoring data message is received from a voice messaging system and the audible communications comprise an audible message being left on the voice messaging system by a caller,wherein the telephone transmits an intercept tone to the voice messaging system to direct the voice messaging system to allow a called party to communicate with the caller of the outgoing audible communications,wherein the intercept tone comprises a command to delete a voice messaging message left being left by the caller on the voice messaging system.

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