Patent ID: 7130617
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A telephone comprising: an input acceptance unit for entering information comprising at least one of a telephone number, text, e-mail, image data and voice data; a memory for storing entered information; means for prompting a user to enter a message into the input acceptance unit in response in a phone call, initiated by the user, which did not connect with an intended party; a processor for associating the entered message with a telephone number of the intended party and directing the memory to store the entered message; and means for notifying the user with the entered message; wherein the means for notifying is activated at least by receiving a subsequent call from the telephone number of the intended party, wherein the telephone determines if the telephone number has an associated e-mail address stored within the telephone, and if so, prompts the user to indicate whether the entered message content is to be e-mailed to the associated e-mail address.