US6339591B1
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System and method for transmitting voice messages through the internet
Assignee: RPX Corp
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Filing: 1997-04-09
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Granted: 2002-01-15
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Expires: 2017-04-09
Abstract
Abstract A system for transmitting messages from a caller location to a receiver location using a plurality of computers 11 each coupled to another such as the Internet. The system also has a plurality of access devices 13a-13l, which are coupled to the network through a telecommunication line. These access devices include computers, workstations, and the like. Each access device includes a voice conversion board for converting a voice message from a telephone device 17, 19 into digital data for transmission through the network.
Inventors
- 👤 Taka Migimatsu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 09:50
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/533; H04M3/53333; H04M3/42382; H04L; H04L61/00; H04L61/45; H04L61/4557; H04M3/5307; H04M3/5315; H04M7/00; H04M7/006; H04M7/12; H04M7/1205; H04M7/121; H04M7/122; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/32; H04N1/32358; H04N1/324; H04N1/32432; H04M2203/00; H04M2203/45; H04M2203/4527
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
234 words
A method for telecommunication, said method comprising: transmitting a message and paging data from a first telephone device located in a first service area through a telecommunication medium, said paging data comprising a destination telephone number; receiving at said first service area said message and said paging data in a first access device, said first access device being my computer capable of coupling to a network; converting said message into a first digital signal in said first access device; converting said paging data into a second digital signal in said first access device; comparing said destination telephone number with a look-up table to determine a network address of a second access device, said second access device being any computer capable of coupling in to a network; transmitting said first digital signal and the second digital signal over a network of interconnected computers to said second access device at a second service area; converting said first digital signal into data for storage into a memory at said second access device; converting said second digital signal into telephone key codes at said second access device and dialing a paging unit at a receiver location using a paging systems, said paging unit being able to receive pages or messages, said paging system comprising both local and wide area paging networks; and retrieving said data from said memory at said second service area using a second telephone device.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
234 words
A method for telecommunication, said method comprising: transmitting a message and paging data from a first telephone device located in a first service area through a telecommunication medium, said paging data comprising a destination telephone number; receiving at said first service area said message and said paging data in a first access device, said first access device being my computer capable of coupling to a network; converting said message into a first digital signal in said first access device; converting said paging data into a second digital signal in said first access device; comparing said destination telephone number with a look-up table to determine a network address of a second access device, said second access device being any computer capable of coupling in to a network; transmitting said first digital signal and the second digital signal over a network of interconnected computers to said second access device at a second service area; converting said first digital signal into data for storage into a memory at said second access device; converting said second digital signal into telephone key codes at said second access device and dialing a paging unit at a receiver location using a paging systems, said paging unit being able to receive pages or messages, said paging system comprising both local and wide area paging networks; and retrieving said data from said memory at said second service area using a second telephone device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said telecommunication medium is a telephone line.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
147 words
A computer program product for a computer system coupled to a network, for paging a user when an incoming message is received, the computer program product comprising: a computer readable memory comprising; code that retrieves the incoming message from the network; code that directs a processor coupled to sad memory to determine a pager number in response to the incoming message; code that directs the processor to contact a paging system in response to the pager number; code that directs the processor to transmit a paging message to the paging system; code that directs the memory to store an outgoing message, the outgoing message including an outgoing pager number and a paging message; and code that directs the processor to transmit the outgoing message from the memory to the network; wherein the computer readable memory further comprises a database including the particular pager number for the user.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
147 words
A computer program product for a computer system coupled to a network, for paging a user when an incoming message is received, the computer program product comprising: a computer readable memory comprising; code that retrieves the incoming message from the network; code that directs a processor coupled to sad memory to determine a pager number in response to the incoming message; code that directs the processor to contact a paging system in response to the pager number; code that directs the processor to transmit a paging message to the paging system; code that directs the memory to store an outgoing message, the outgoing message including an outgoing pager number and a paging message; and code that directs the processor to transmit the outgoing message from the memory to the network; wherein the computer readable memory further comprises a database including the particular pager number for the user.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The computer program product of claim 3 wherein the incoming message further comprises an incoming E-mail message.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The computer program product of claim 3 wherein the incoming message further comprises an incoming voice message.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The computer program product of claim 3 wherein the incoming message further comprises an incoming facsimile message.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The computer program product of claim 3 wherein the outgoing message further comprises an E-mail message.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The computer program product of claim 3 wherein the outgoing message further comprises a voice message.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The computer program product of claim 3 wherein the outgoing message further comprises a facsimile message.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The computer program product of claim 3 wherein the outgoing message is an incoming message for another user.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the message comprises an e-mail message.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprise a voice message.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprise an e-mail including a voice message.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprise a facsimile.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the data comprise a paging message.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The computer program product of claim 3 wherein the outgoing message comprises an E-mail including a voice message.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
The computer program product of claim 3 wherein the outgoing message comprises an E-mail message.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The computer program product of claim 3 wherein the outgoing message comprises a voice message.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
15 words
The computer program product of claim 3 wherein the outgoing message comprises a facsimile message.
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