发明名称 |
INTEGRATED VOICE, FACSIMILE AND ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGING SYSTEM |
摘要 |
A system for integrating electronic mail, voice mail and fax mail in a universal mailbox. Message receivers (36) may access their messages (12) with a telephone (24) or a computer (20) regardless of the communication medium used by the message sender (34). Using a telephone (24), message receivers (36) may playback voice mail, redirect fax mail, and "listen" to e-mail through a text-to-speech conversion process. Using a computer and modem (20), message receivers (36) may playback voice mail, view fax mail, and read e-mail by accessing the universal mailbox via connection software. Message senders (34) and receivers (36) may choose from a variety of filter and forward options that allow them to manage their communications via the universal mailbox. Forwarding and conversion of messages is performed automatically. The options define a set of rules to be applied to inbound and outbound messages so that messages are sent and received in accordance with the preferences of the senders (34) and receivers (36).
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申请公布号 |
WO9749251(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
1997.12.24 |
申请号 |
WO1997US10441 |
申请日期 |
1997.06.18 |
申请人 |
COMPUSERVE INCORPORATED |
发明人 |
OWENS, STEPHEN, J., H.;FINNEY, MICHAEL, S.;SNIDER, MICHAEL, L.;WRIGHT, RANDALL, S.;PAYNTER, JAMES, W.;BARD, ROBIN, R. |
分类号 |
G06F13/00;H04L12/58;H04M3/00;H04M3/42;H04M3/53;H04M11/00;H04N1/00;H04N1/32;H04N1/34;(IPC1-7):H04N11/00 |
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G06F13/00 |
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