Forwarding telephone data via email
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a telephone call;
encoding the telephone call;
storing the encoded telephone call; and
sending an email containing the encoded telephone call.
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Abstract
A communication such as a telephone call is received, bearing identification information such as caller ID. The received audio signals if any, is encoded and stored. The identification information is used to look up additional information about the sender of the communication, such as by using the caller ID information to search the internet, for example by doing a reverse telephone number lookup. The user is presented with a graphical representation of this, and prior, communications, such as via an html page, and can select individual communications for playback, deletion, and the like. If the user is at a remote location, the encoded communications may be forwarded to that location, such as in the form of email attachments.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a telephone call;
encoding the telephone call;
storing the encoded telephone call; and
sending an email containing the encoded telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12)
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6. A method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of audio communications;
encoding each of the plurality of audio communications;
generating a video representation of the encoded audio communications;
receiving, via the video representation, a request to play back one of the encoded audio communications; and
decoding the requested one of the encoded audio communications. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a communication interface for coupling to a network to receive a telephone call;
an encoder, coupled to the communication interface, for encoding the telephone call;
local storage, coupled to the encoder, for storing the encoded telephone call; and
an email program, coupled to the local storage, for sending an email containing the encoded telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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