| 摘要 |
<p>Multimessage automatic telephone polling methods and apparatus are provided in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. According to an exemplary embodiment, telephone numbers for automatic dialing are selected from a queue upon a basis of least prior unsuccessful attempts at calling each telephone number. Thereafter, selection occurs upon the basis of association with the message in place at the playback station to insure that media displacement is maintained at a minimum. Thus, a selected number of attempts at calling each telephone number in the list is performed in a sequence calculated to achieve maximum operational efficiency and minimum media wear.</p> |
