Patent ID: 6233322
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A telephony message storage system comprising:a programmed medium comprising:program code for selecting a priority message storage location, non-priority message storage locations and default message storage locations from a message storage memory;program code for applying filters selected from the group consisting of name, phone number, time of day, date and ring cadence to the priority message storage location and non-priority message storage locations;program code for comparing the filters of the priority message storage location and non-priority message storage locations to a telephony message signal;program code for storing the message signal in the priority message storage location when the message signal matches a filter of the priority message storage location;program code for storing the message signal in a non-priority message storage location when the message signal matches a filter of a non-priority message storage location and does not match a filter of the priority message storage location; andprogram code for storing the message signal in a default message storage location when the message signal does not match a filter of the priority and non-priority message storage locations.