US Patent No: 6,377,664

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

Video phone multimedia announcement answering machine

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Abstract

A video enable answering machine having many new features including customized video announcement messages, caller ID based video announcement messages, and time based video announcement messages.

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First Claim

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
AT&T CORP.NEW YORK, NY4119

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gerszberg, Irwin Kendall Park, NJ 138 3197
Martin, Jeffrey S Dover, NJ 35 1705
Walker, Hopeton S Haledon, NJ 36 1430

Cited Art

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5,434,908 Greeting and schedule integration arrangement 118 1993
5,760,823 Video messaging arrangement 36 1995
 
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5,896,165 Method and system for a video answering machine 26 1997
 
AT&T CORP. (2)
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SONY ELECTRONICS INC. (1)
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ZENITH RADIO CORPORATION (1)
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Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cites

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INTELLECT WIRELESS INC. (11)
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7,251,318 Method and apparatus for improved personal communication devices and systems 18 2001
7,266,186 Method and apparatus for improved paging receiver and system 83 2001
7,349,532 Picture and video message center system 9 2003
7,305,076 Method and apparatus for improved paging receiver and system 4 2003
7,310,416 Method and apparatus for improved personal communication devices and systems 7 2005
7,286,658 Method and apparatus for improved personal communication devices and systems 9 2005
7,257,210 Picture phone with caller id 23 2005
7,454,000 Method and apparatus for improved personal communication devices and systems 11 2005
7,308,088 Method and apparatus for improved personal communication devices and systems 4 2005
7,254,223 Method and apparatus for improved personal communication devices and systems 4 2005
 
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. (5)
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AT&T CORP. (2)
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7,133,507 Call progress information in cable telephony 3 2005
 
CALLERTONE INNOVATIONS, LLC (2)
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7,852,995 Method and apparatus for selectively providing messages in telecommunications systems 0 2010
 
TRANSPACIFIC PLASMA, LLC (2)
6,961,003 Electronic messenger 3 2002
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AT&T PROPERTIES, LLC (1)
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MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
6,963,418 Communication system and method 2 2000
 
NEC CORPORATION (1)
6,842,507 Simple structured portable phone with video answerphone message function and portable phone system including the same 0 2002
 
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SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
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