Global Patent Index - EP 1129565 A4

EP 1129565 A4 20041215 - A METHOD FOR STORING AND FORWARDING VOICE AND FACSIMILE MESSAGES USING AN E-MAIL PLATFORM

Title (en)

A METHOD FOR STORING AND FORWARDING VOICE AND FACSIMILE MESSAGES USING AN E-MAIL PLATFORM

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR SPEICHERUNG UND WEITERLEITUNG VON SPRACH- UND FAKSIMILENACHRICHTEN UNTER VERWENDUNG EINER E-MAIL PLATFORM

Title (fr)

METHODE DE STOCKAGE ET D'EXPEDITION DE MESSAGES VOCAUX ET DE TELECOPIEUR AU MOYEN D'UNE PLATE-FORME DE COURRIER ELECTRONIQUE

Publication

EP 1129565 A4 20041215 (EN)

Application

EP 99954314 A 19991104

Priority

  • IL 9900591 W 19991104
  • US 10701798 P 19981104

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0027099A1] A method for forwarding and storing a telephone call (204) from a caller receiving a "no answer" or "busy" signal is provided. In one embodiment, the telephone call is converted to a wave file (214) for attachment as an email message (216). In a further embodiment, a facsimile message can be forwarded as an email attachment. The telephone calls and facsimile messages may be replied to by the recipient for onward forwarding to the initial caller.

IPC 1-7

H04L 12/58; H04N 1/00; H04M 3/533

IPC 8 full level

H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04M 3/533 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04M 3/38 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04L 51/066 (2013.01); H04L 51/56 (2022.05); H04M 3/53333 (2013.01); H04M 3/53366 (2013.01); H04N 1/00209 (2013.01); H04M 3/382 (2013.01); H04M 3/4211 (2013.01); H04M 2201/60 (2013.01); H04M 2203/253 (2013.01); H04M 2203/4509 (2013.01); H04M 2203/4536 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0024 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0068 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [X] WO 9839901 A1 19980911 - ALPHANET TELECOM INC [CA]
  • [X] YU S ET AL: "A multimedia gateway for phone/fax and MIME mail", COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS BV, AMSTERDAM, NL, vol. 20, no. 8, 25 August 1997 (1997-08-25), pages 615 - 627, XP004090570, ISSN: 0140-3664
  • See references of WO 0027099A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0027099 A1 20000511; AU 1072000 A 20000522; EP 1129565 A1 20010905; EP 1129565 A4 20041215

DOCDB simple family (application)

IL 9900591 W 19991104; AU 1072000 A 19991104; EP 99954314 A 19991104