Patent ID: 8077841
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for sending an outbound greeting, the method comprising: receiving user input specifying a recipient including one or more numbers associated with the recipient, an order of calling priority for calling the one or more numbers, a date, and a time for delivery of the outbound greeting, and conditions for transferring the outbound greeting to a voicemail system of the recipient in response to reaching a number of failed attempts to contact the recipient; receiving the outbound greeting, the outbound greeting is capable of being user recorded and selected from a library of available outbound greetings; storing the outbound greeting for future delivery; initiating a call to the one or more numbers associated with the recipient according to the order of calling priority in response to the date and the time specified by the user input being met; and transferring the outbound greeting to the voicemail system of the recipient in response to the recipient not personally answering the call and in response to the conditions.