Patent ID: 6735286
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A process of answering a TTY call from a calling party to a called party, comprising:(a) receiving said TTY call in a port adapted to receive said TTY call along with identification information identifying said called party; (b) checking a database to determine whether said called party is in said database; (c) if said called party is in said database, then (c1) automatically connecting said calling party to a voice mail system; (c2) automatically calling said called party with said voice mail system; (c3) automatically prompting said called party with a first option which allows said calling party to leave a message and a second option which allows said called party to accept said TTY call; and (c4) if said called party selects said first option, then storing said message once said message is provided; and (c5) if said called party selects said second option, then establishing a communication link between said calling party and said called party.