Claims
- 1. A method of integrating voice messages with text messages in an electronic mailing system comprising the steps of:
- generating a single directory which contains a plurality of E-mail addresses, and extension numbers;
- receiving a forwarded incoming telephone call; determining a called party's extension number;
- recording a voice message from said incoming telephone call as a digital voice file;
- attaching said voice file to an E-mail message as part of an E-mail system according to an application program interface of an E-mail system;
- determining an E-mail mailbox address from said directory based on said extension number;
- sending said E-mail message with its voice file in association with its mailbox address; and
- playing back said voice messages over a telephone.
Parent Case Info
This is a File Wrapper Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/080,318 filed on Jun. 22, 1993, now abandoned.
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (4)
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Lee et al. "Meridian SL Information Services" 1985, pp. 15 and 18 Bell Northern Research Limited. |
Morimoto et al. "A Case of Members Management in a Multimedia Mail System" IEICE Technical Report, Apr. 1987 SE-87 pp. 1-6. |
McNinch, "Screen Based Telephony" IEEE Communications Magazine Apr. 1990, pp. 34-38. |
TeleConnect, Jan. 1988 p. 39 "A New twist in Fax". |
Continuations (1)
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