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US-2015381812-A1 · Dec 31, 2015 · US
Automated communication line switching for voicemail access
US8934873B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8934873-B2 |
| Application number | US-69407207-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2007 |
| Priority date | Mar 30, 2007 |
| Publication date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
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A telephone station apparatus that is arranged to operate on two, or more, communication lines, receives an instruction to access a voicemail server. The telephone station apparatus switches from a first communication line to a second communication line and initiates a call to the voicemail server. At the voicemail server, calling line identification allows the voicemail server to present an interface to the voicemail box associated with the second communication line.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: receiving an input at a telephone station apparatus, said input including an instruction to access a voicemail server, said telephone station apparatus providing access to a first communication line and a second communication line, each said communication line having voicemail message storage associated therewith at said voicemail server; responsive to said receiving, said telephone station apparatus pre-selecting said first communicat…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
- H04M3/53333Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
- H04M1/724Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8934873B2 cover?
- A telephone station apparatus that is arranged to operate on two, or more, communication lines, receives an instruction to access a voicemail server. The telephone station apparatus switches from a first communication line to a second communication line and initiates a call to the voicemail server. At the voicemail server, calling line identification allows the voicemail server to present an in…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Marui Keizo, Kuhl Lawrence Edward, Zinn Ronald Scotte, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04M3/53333. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).