Patent ID: 6356626
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A voice message processor comprising, in a single, co-located, unit:a connection for a communication link capable of transmitting and receiving cells over a public communication network; a connection for a telephone set; a connection for a recordable voice message recording/playback device having an input for a signal representing a voice message to be recorded and an output for a signal representing a previously recorded voice message to be played back; a switching device providing: a first state in which the telephone set connection and communication link connection are connected together, a second state in which the voice message recording/playback device input is connected to the communication link connection, and a third state in which voice message recording/playback device output is connected to the communication link connection; and a controller controlling said voice message recording/playback device to be selectively recorded and played back when said switching device is in its second state and controlling said voice message recording/playback device to be selectively played back when said switching device is in its third state.