Patent ID: 6085231
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method of delivering a message to a called party in response to a call from a calling party comprising the steps of:receiving in a voice-mail system the call from the calling party for the called party when the called party is unavailable,determining if the called party is a subscriber to an alias telephone number e-mail system;knowing the called party's telephone number;if the called party is determined to be a subscriber to an alias telephone number e-mail system, formulating the message in response to the call in a file which can be transmitted on a computer network;transmitting on the computer network an e-mail message including the file to an alias telephone number e-mail address associated with the called party, the alias telephone number e-mail address comprising the called party's telephone number at a domain name;determining the called party's actual e-mail address; andforwarding the e-mail message to the called party's actual e-mail address.