VOICE MESSAGE TRANSMISSION AND PLAYBACK

摘要

A system and method is provided for receiving a voice message, selecting from multiple destinations, transmitting the voice message to a destination and subsequently playing back the voice message after it has been received by the destination. The system has a plurality of access devices which may be coupled to each other over a network such as the Internet. These access devices may include computers, workstations, and the like. Access devices may include a voice decoding device for converting a voice message received over a network into a voice signal for playback to a telephone device and may include a voice encoding device for converting a voice signal received into a voice message.

主权项

1. A method of voice transmission and playback comprising:
receiving voice data and sender/receiver information by a first access device, wherein said voice data comprises a voice message; selecting a second access device from among a plurality of destination access devices based on said sender/receiver information, wherein said step of selecting is triggered by said step of receiving; transmitting said voice data and at least a portion of said sender/receiver information to said second access device over a network, wherein said step of transmitting is initiated by said first access device after said step of receiving; storing said voice data by said second access device; decoding said voice data by said second access device to generate a voice signal for playback to a telephone device.