System, method and device for managing messages
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for managing messages comprising the steps of:
- providing a message managing device operatively connected to a phone line at a first location, the first location having a first recording mechanism, and the message managing device including a second recording mechanism to supplement the first recording mechanism;
detecting a recording of a first copy of a message at the first recording mechanism at the first location, the message intended to be communicated to a particular user, wherein the detecting is performed by ring detection circuitry of the second recording mechanism that monitors the phone line and detects the recording of the message at the first recording mechanism;
recording a second copy of the message at the first location by the second recording mechanism; and
transmitting the second copy of the message to a second location, such that the message at the first location is available to the particular user at both the first location and the second location.
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Abstract
A system, method and device for managing messages. A caller dialing a particular line has a message managing device operatively connected to the line, that records a copy of the message to be recorded on the line, such as on a conventional answering machine. The MMD includes ring detection circuitry to detect an incoming call. The copy of the message recorded on the line can be communicated to the appropriate user by correlating the incoming call data with a contact list or other preferences selected by a user. The user/recipient of the message can also be manually selected by the caller. The MMD can also implement a virtual phone application for creating a plurality of distinct, unique rings for one line, based upon the caller information.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for managing messages comprising the steps of:
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providing a message managing device operatively connected to a phone line at a first location, the first location having a first recording mechanism, and the message managing device including a second recording mechanism to supplement the first recording mechanism; detecting a recording of a first copy of a message at the first recording mechanism at the first location, the message intended to be communicated to a particular user, wherein the detecting is performed by ring detection circuitry of the second recording mechanism that monitors the phone line and detects the recording of the message at the first recording mechanism; recording a second copy of the message at the first location by the second recording mechanism; and transmitting the second copy of the message to a second location, such that the message at the first location is available to the particular user at both the first location and the second location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for managing messages comprising:
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a message managing device that is operatively connected to a phone line at a first location to detect an incoming call and a recording of a first copy of a message at a first recording mechanism at the first location, and the message managing device including a second recording mechanism that supplements the first recording mechanism and records a second copy of the message by the second recording mechanism at the first location; and a message managing server that receives the second copy of the message and transmits it to a second location, distant from the first location, such that the message at the first location is available at both the first location and the second location; wherein the message managing device detects the recording of the first copy of the message at the first location by ring detection circuitry that monitors the phone line and detects the recording of the first copy of the message at the first recording mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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