Communications system and apparatus

摘要

A communications system generally comprises communications apparatus 1 which is connected via a communications link 2 to a user's computer system 3 and via a telephone system 4 to a plurality of telephones 5 each belonging to a call recipient. The basic functioning of the communications system is as follows. The user whose computer system 3 is connected to the communications apparatus 1 has information stored in the computer system 3 which either he wishes to deliver to the call recipients or which the call recipients wish to obtain. This information is received by the communications apparatus 1 and at an appropriate time the communications apparatus 1 automatically calls the telephone 5 of the correct call recipient and delivers an audible voice message via the telephone system 4 to the telephone 5 of the call recipient.