System and method for transmitting voice messages through the internet
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1. A system for transmitting voice messages from a caller to a recipient over a network, said system comprising:
- a first access device coupled to a network, said first access device comprising;
a voice encoding device configured to receive a first voice signal and generate a digital message file, wherein said digital message file comprises a complete caller communication;
a first storage device capable of storing said digital message file; and
a transmission device configured to transmit said digital message file through said network;
wherein said transmission device transmits said digital message file through said network after said voice encoding device completes the generation of said digital message file, and wherein said transmission of said digital message file is initiated by said first access device and is triggered by generation of said digital message file;
a second access device coupled to said network, said second access device comprising;
a receiving device configured to receive said digital message file from said transmission device;
a second storage device capable of storing said digital message file;
a delivery notification device configured to notify of the receipt of said digital message file, wherein said delivery notification is initiated by said second access device and triggered by receipt of said digital message file by said second access device; and
a voice decoding device configured to decode said digital message file and generate a second voice signal, wherein said voice decoding device decodes said digital message file after said receiving device completes reception of said digital message file.
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Abstract
A system for transmitting messages from a caller location to a receiver location using a plurality of computers 11 each coupled to another such as the Internet. The system also has a plurality of access devices 13a-13l, which are coupled to the network through a telecommunication line. These access devices include computers, workstations, and the like. Each access device includes a voice conversion board for converting a voice message from a telephone device 17, 19 into digital data for transmission through the network.
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1. A system for transmitting voice messages from a caller to a recipient over a network, said system comprising:
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a first access device coupled to a network, said first access device comprising; a voice encoding device configured to receive a first voice signal and generate a digital message file, wherein said digital message file comprises a complete caller communication; a first storage device capable of storing said digital message file; and a transmission device configured to transmit said digital message file through said network;
wherein said transmission device transmits said digital message file through said network after said voice encoding device completes the generation of said digital message file, and wherein said transmission of said digital message file is initiated by said first access device and is triggered by generation of said digital message file;a second access device coupled to said network, said second access device comprising; a receiving device configured to receive said digital message file from said transmission device; a second storage device capable of storing said digital message file; a delivery notification device configured to notify of the receipt of said digital message file, wherein said delivery notification is initiated by said second access device and triggered by receipt of said digital message file by said second access device; and a voice decoding device configured to decode said digital message file and generate a second voice signal, wherein said voice decoding device decodes said digital message file after said receiving device completes reception of said digital message file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for transmitting voice messages from a caller to a recipient over a network, said method comprising:
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receiving a first voice signal by a first access device; encoding said first voice signal into a digital message file by said first access device, wherein said digital message file comprises a complete caller communication; storing said digital message file on a first storage device in said first access device; after said step of encoding is completed, transmitting by said first access device said digital message file over a network, wherein said step of transmitting is initiated by said first access device and is triggered by generation of said digital message file; receiving said digital message file from said network by a second access device; storing said digital message file by said second access device on a second storage device in said second access device; notifying of the receipt of said digital message file by said second access device, wherein said delivery notification is initiated by said second access device and triggered by receipt of said digital message file by said second access device; and after said step of receiving is completed, decoding said digital message file and generating a second voice signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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