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Patent US6785363 - Voice message delivery method and system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA voice message delivery method and system for delivering voice messages from a Sender to a Receiver, where neither the Sender nor the Receiver are required to be Subscribers to the system. The invention allows voice messages to be delivered to non-Subscribers and, if they are not how, to be recorded...http://www.google.com/patents/US6785363?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6785363 - Voice message delivery method and systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6785363 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/751,931Publication dateAug 31, 2004Filing dateJan 2, 2001Priority dateJan 2, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20020086662Publication number09751931, 751931, US 6785363 B2, US 6785363B2, US-B2-6785363, US6785363 B2, US6785363B2InventorsGary A. CullissOriginal AssigneeSoundbite Communications, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (24), Non-Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (12), Classifications (15), Legal Events (8) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetVoice message delivery method and systemUS 6785363 B2Abstract A voice message delivery method and system for delivering voice messages from a Sender to a Receiver, where neither the Sender nor the Receiver are required to be Subscribers to the system. The invention allows voice messages to be delivered to non-Subscribers and, if they are not how, to be recorded into the existing answering machine or voicemail system of the Recipient. Advertisements played during either the process of sending or receiving a message provide revenue for a company providing the service of the present invention without requiring users to become Subscribers.
Voice messaging systems are known and used for sending and receiving messages between users that are Subscribers of the system. A �Subscriber� is a person that has actively subscribed to the voice messaging system by creating either (1) a voice mailbox and/or (2) a billing relationship with the provider where the Subscriber agrees to pay money, either directly or indirectly through the purchase of other services, for use of the voice messaging system.
Examples of conventional voice messaging methods and systems are disclosed in at least the following patents, all of which are herein incorporated by reference: U.S. Pat. No. 6,097,791 entitled �Voice-messaging System with Non-user Outcalling and Auto-provisioning Capabilities,� U.S. Pat. No. 5,764,732 entitled �Called Party Mailbox Service,� and U.S. Pat. No. 4,998,272 entitled �Personal Voice Mail System.�
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a voice messaging delivery method and system in which neither the Sender nor the Recipient of a voice message is required to be a Subscriber.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows a flow chart illustrating the call flow operation of a prior art voice messaging service.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 2, the present invention utilizes a TeleMail Server 100 (�TMS�), which includes a CPU 110 and data storage 120. The TMS 100 is connected to a conventionally-known telecommunications switch 130 by phone lines. The switch 130 is connected to a PSTN or VolP cloud 140 in a manner known to those skilled in the art. Through these connections, a Sender 150 is able to dial a telephone and connect through the cloud 140 and switch 130 to the TMS 100. Similarly, a Recipient can be connected via a telephone with the TMS 100. By telephone is meant any wireless or wireline device that communicates with the cloud 140 through audio and/or video means. The connections shown in FIG. 2 are exemplary only and there are other means for connecting the Sender or Recipient with the TMS that will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
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messaging service messages* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification379/67.1, 379/76, 379/114.01, 379/88.22, 379/88.17, 379/114.13, 379/88.18International ClassificationH04M3/533, H04M1/65Cooperative ClassificationH04M2203/2027, H04M1/65, H04M3/53333, H04M3/53383, H04M3/533European ClassificationH04M3/533Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionNov 15, 2013ASAssignmentEffective date: 20131113Owner name: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT, DEFree format text: SECURITY AGREEMENT;ASSIGNORS:GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC.;ANGEL.COM INCORPORATED;UTOPY, INC.;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:031644/0814Aug 26, 2013ASAssignmentFree format text: SECURITY AGREEMENT;ASSIGNOR:SOUNDBITE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.;REEL/FRAME:031086/0698Effective date: 20130826Owner name: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, NEW YORKAug 29, 2012FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 8Aug 29, 2012SULPSurcharge for late paymentYear of fee payment: 7Apr 16, 2012REMIMaintenance fee reminder mailedMar 10, 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