Method and system for telephone message management
First Claim
1. A cordless telephone system, comprising:
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a handset configured to wirelessly place and receive calls via the base unit;
wherein the base unit is configured to store a default outgoing message in a first memory section and to store a custom outgoing message in a second memory section;
wherein the cordless telephone system determines that a calling party number of a call is not contained in an outgoing message identifier database of the base unit and provides a prompt during the call, and associate the calling party number with an outgoing message identifier of a database based on the response of said prompt.
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Abstract
A system for managing telephone messages played by a telephone includes an integrated telephone answering device configured to playback a plurality of outgoing messages. The system further includes a first memory section to store a default outgoing message and a second memory section to store one or more custom outgoing messages. The system further includes a handset operable to send outgoing messages for storage in the base unit and to send information related to outgoing messages for storage in a database of the base unit, the information including an outgoing message identifier associated with each outgoing message and a list of calling numbers associated with each outgoing message identifier. The system further includes a processor operable to receive an indication of a playback outgoing message request, to determine a calling party number associated with the outgoing message identifier, to retrieve an outgoing message identifier associated with the calling party number, and to send a signal to the integrated telephone answering device to playback an outgoing message associated with the outgoing message identifier.
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24 Claims
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1. A cordless telephone system, comprising:
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a base unit; and a handset configured to wirelessly place and receive calls via the base unit; wherein the base unit is configured to store a default outgoing message in a first memory section and to store a custom outgoing message in a second memory section; wherein the cordless telephone system determines that a calling party number of a call is not contained in an outgoing message identifier database of the base unit and provides a prompt during the call, and associate the calling party number with an outgoing message identifier of a database based on the response of said prompt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of using a cordless telephone system, the cordless telephone system having a base unit that is partitioned into at least a first memory section and a second memory section that is different than the first memory section, the method comprising:
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storing a default outgoing message in the first memory section; storing a custom outgoing message in the second memory section; determining that a calling party number of a call is not contained in an outgoing message identifier database of the base unit; and in response to said determining, providing a prompt during the call, and associate the calling party number with an outgoing message identifier of a database based on the response of said prompt. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of using a cordless telephone system, wherein the cordless telephone system includes an outgoing message identifier database of its a base unit that stores a plurality of outgoing messages, and wherein the outgoing message identifier database has a predetermined amount of storage that is available for storing the outgoing messages, the method comprising:
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receiving an incoming telephone call via the base unit; determining that the calling party number of the call is not contained in the outgoing message identifier database of the base unit; and in response to said determining, providing a prompt during the call, and associate the calling party number with an outgoing message identifier of the database based on the response of said prompt. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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