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Patent US6829331 - Address book for a voice message delivery method and system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn apparatus and method for inducing a person to store telephone numbers or other contact information entered into a new voice message delivery method and system. The invention preferably operates after the person has completed a transaction, such as sending or receiving a voice message, so that the...http://www.google.com/patents/US6829331?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6829331 - Address book for a voice message delivery method and systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6829331 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/051,453Publication dateDec 7, 2004Filing dateJan 18, 2002Priority dateJan 2, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20020110225Publication number051453, 10051453, US 6829331 B2, US 6829331B2, US-B2-6829331, US6829331 B2, US6829331B2InventorsGary CullisOriginal AssigneeSoundbite Communications, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (24), Non-Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (10), Classifications (15), Legal Events (12) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetAddress book for a voice message delivery method and system
The present application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending patent application Ser. No. 09/751,931, filed Jan. 2, 2001 and entitled �Voice Message Delivery Method and System,� and a continuation-in-part of co-pending patent application Ser. No. 09/839,840, filed Apr. 23, 2001 and entitled �Answering Machine Detection For Voice Message Delivery Method and System,� the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
As described in co-pending patent application entitled �Voice Message Delivery Method and System,� which is incorporated herein by reference, the present invention is an address book method and system for use in a voice message delivery method and system. By address book is meant a storage area for storing one or more telephone numbers or other contact information, such as an email address or other identifier, within a centralized or distributed user account that can be accessed by the user via a communications link, such as the telephone or Internet. Preferably, the address book is a database of telephone numbers or contact information that is stored in a server accessable by a user who signs into the user's account through a telephone or over the Internet. The user, once granted access to the user account, can then save, recall, delete or otherwise manage the telephone numbers or other contact information stored within the address book.
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