Abstract: A system and apparatus provides a voice message of a calling party to a called party. The method includes the steps of initiating a telephone call to the called party over a first network and receiving the telephone call at a network node within the first network. The method further includes the steps of determining whether the called party is on-line a second network and receiving the voice message from the calling party. The method further includes the steps of converting the voice message to a digital file and sending an electronic mail message that includes the digital file to the called party.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 23, 1997
Date of Patent:
October 16, 2001
Assignee:
AT&T Corp.
Inventors:
Randy G. Goldberg, Robert Edward Markowitz, Kenneth H. Rosen