Method and remote answering machine controller for programmable control based upon message importance

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6940955
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09547597

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A method, remote answering machine controller and computer program product are provided for programmable control based upon message importance. Responsive to an incoming call being received, checking a current message priority is performed. Responsive to the identified current message priority, the incoming call is answered after a dynamically programmable number of incoming rings. Then a recorded message is delivered and a caller is prompted for selected priority. The caller selected priority is identified and stored with an incoming message for the incoming call. When the owner of the remote answering machine calls to collect messages, a current highest priority of the current messages is announced. The highest priority message of the current messages is played back first. Then the owner is prompted to continue with message play back.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jones, Steven Paul Rochester, MN 23 892
Williams, Robert Russell Rochester, MN 17 438

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