Method for screening active voice mail messages

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6639972
SERIAL NO

09300025

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A method for screening of an active voice mail message enables real time monitoring by a subscriber to the voice mail system of incoming calls. Once the identity of the subscriber is established, the subscriber is presented with the option of screening an incoming message. A subscriber desiring to screen the message responds by activating a predetermined key or sequence of keys to enter a listen-only mode for monitoring of the incoming message. The subscriber may then interrupt the message and take the call, continue listening to the incoming message, or terminate listen-only mode and simply permit the message to be stored for later retrieval.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • AGERE SYSTEMS INC.;AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.;LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cannon, Joseph M Harleysville, PA 88 3119
Fleck, Donald Alfred Emmaus, PA 4 85
Johnason, James A Macungie, PA 1 25
Mooney, Philip David North Wales, PA 10 129

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