Telephone communication apparatus including reply apparatus for responding to an incoming telephone call

A telephone communication apparatus comprising:

• computing equipment programmed to permit a user to send and receive telephone calls over a telephone line;
• a call detector connected to said computing equipment for detecting, on the telephone line, an incoming telephone call which includes at least an incoming voice message from a remote terminal having a telephone number associated with the remote terminal;
• a communication board connected to said computing equipment and responsive to program control from said computing equipment, said computing equipment being responsive to detection of the incoming telephone call by said call detector to connect the telephone line to said computing equipment;
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• recording means for recording a reply message which includes at least a reply voice message from the user, wherein the user controls said recording means to record the reply message by selectively retrieving from a storage means portions of the incoming voice message such that the retrieved portions of the incoming voice message are interleaved in the recorded reply message with the recorded reply voice message from the user,
• said computing equipment including a data storage means, a processor for receiving the incoming telephone call and recording the telephone number of the remote terminal in said data storage means without intervention by the user at said apparatus, and a reply apparatus for sending a reply telephone call including the recorded reply message to the remote terminal in accordance with the recorded telephone number.

A telephone communication apparatus comprising:

• computing equipment programmed to permit a user to send and receive telephone calls over a telephone line;
• a call detector connected to said computing equipment for detecting, on the telephone line, an incoming telephone call which includes at least an incoming voice message from a remote terminal having a telephone number associated with the remote terminal;
• a communication board connected to said computing equipment and responsive ho program control from said computing equipment, said computing equipment being responsive to detection of the incoming telephone call by said call detector to connect the telephone line to said computing equipment;
• recording means for recording a reply message which includes at least a reply voice message from the user, wherein the user controls said recording means to record the reply message by selectively retrieving from a storage means portions of the incoming voice message such that the retrieved portions of the incoming voice message are interleaved in the recorded reply message with the recorded reply voice message from the user,
• said computing equipment including a data storage means, a processor for receiving the incoming telephone call and recording the telephone number of the remote terminal in said data storage means without intervention by the user at said apparatus, and a reply apparatus for sending a reply telephone call including the recorded reply message to the remote terminal in accordance with the recorded telephone number;
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• designating means, operative by the user after termination of the incoming telephone call, for designating a reply time, wherein said reply apparatus sends the reply telephone call at the reply time.

A telephone communication apparatus comprising:

• telephone equipment permitting a user to send and receive telephone calls over a telephone line;
• a call detector connected to said telephone equipment for detecting, on the telephone line, an incoming telephone call which includes at least an incoming voice message from a remote terminal, said telephone equipment being responsive to detection of the incoming telephone call by said call detector to connect the telephone line to said telephone equipment;
• recording means for recording a reply message which includes at least a reply voice message from the user, wherein the user controls said recording means to record the reply message by selectively retrieving from a storage means portions of the incoming voice message such that the retrieved portions of the incoming voice message are interleaved in the recorded reply message with the recorded reply voice message from the user,
• said telephone equipment including a reply apparatus for sending a reply telephone call including the recorded reply message to the remote terminal;
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• designating means, operative by the user after termination of the incoming telephone call, for designating a reply time, wherein said reply apparatus is adapted to send the reply telephone call at the reply time.

A telephone communication apparatus comprising:

• telephone equipment permitting a user to send and receive telephone calls over a telephone line;
• a call detector connected to said telephone equipment for detecting, on the telephone line, an incoming telephone call which includes at least an incoming voice message from a remote terminal, said telephone equipment being responsive to detection of the incoming telephone call by said call detector to connect the telephone call to said telephone equipment;
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• recording means for recording a reply message which includes at least a reply voice message from the user, wherein the user controls said recording means to record the reply message by selectively retrieving from a storage means portions of the incoming voice message such that the retrieved portions of the incoming voice message are interleaved in the recorded reply message with the recorded reply voice message from the user,
• said telephone equipment including a reply apparatus for sending a reply telephone call including the recorded reply message to the remote terminal.