Extended voice messaging

A method for electronic communication between a user and a plurality of correspondents by means of a communication system, the correspondents constituting at least a first-team and a second-team, the first-team having a first-team organizer, the second-team having a second-team organizer, and the method being administered by a system administrator, the method comprising:

• (a) receiving in a computer automated voice communication system an initial logon request from the user comprising a user identifier and a first-team identifier;
• (b) accessing the database to determine whether the user has been authorized by the first-team organizer to communicate with the first-team;
• (c) entering a first-team record identifying the user into the database;
• (d) determining whether the user is authorized by the second-team organizer to communicate with the second-team;
• and
• (e) consolidating, upon the user's election, the user's first-team record and second-team record,
• whereby a single logon will enable the user to enter into at least a first-team communication session and a second-team communication session.

A computer automated voice communication system for communicating between a user and a plurality of correspondents, the correspondents constituting at least a first-team and a second-team, the user being affiliated with the first-team and the second-team, the first-team having a first-team organizer, the second-team having a second-team organizer, and the system being administered by a system administrator, the system comprising:

• (a) a computer;
• (b) a computer memory with a database;
• (c) means for receiving a logon request from the user to enter the system;
• (d) means for accessing the database to determine whether the user is authorized to enter the system;
• (e) means for entering the user into an administrative session;
• (f) means for receiving a first-team identifier from the user and accessing the database to determine whether the user has been authorized by the first-team organizer to communicate with first-team correspondents;
• (g) means for entering the user into a first-team communication session;
• (h) means for receiving at least one communication request from the user to communicate with at least a first first-team correspondent or to access the user's first-team mailbox for receiving messages from first-team correspondents while the user is in the first-team communication session;
• (i) means for communicating with at least the first first-team correspondent and for transmitting the contents of the user's first-team mailbox to the user;
• (j) means for ending the first-team communication session;
• (k) means for receiving a request from the user to communicate with second-team correspondents and accessing the database to whether second-team access by the user has been authorized by the second-team organizer;
• and
• (l) means for entering the user into a second-team communication session.

A method for electronic communication between a user and a plurality of correspondents by means of a communication system, the correspondents constituting at least a first-team and a second-team, the user being affiliated with the first-team and the second-team, the first-team having a first-team organizer, the second-team having a second-team organizer, and the method being administered by a system administrator, the method comprising:

• (a) receiving in a computer automated voice communication system a logon request from the user to enter the system, the logon request comprising a user identifier;
• (b) accessing a database to determine whether the user is authorized to enter the system;
• (c) entering the user into the system in an administrative session;
• (d) receiving a first-team identifier from the user and accessing the database to determine whether the user has been authorized by the first-team organizer to communicate with first-team correspondents;
• (e) entering the user into a first-team communication session;
• (f) receiving at least one communication request from the user to communicate with at least a first first-team correspondent or to access the user's first-team mailbox for receiving messages from first-team correspondents,
• (g) accessing the database to determine whether the first first-team correspondent is designated by the first-team organizer as a member of the first-team;
• (h) communicating with at least the first first-team correspondent and transmitting the contents of the user's first-team mailbox to the user until the communication requests are satisfied;
• (i) receiving a request from the user to exit the first-team communication session;
• (j) receiving a second-team identifier from the user and accessing the database to determine whether the user has been authorized by the second-team organizer to communicate with second-team correspondents;
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• (k) entering the user into a second-team communication session and further including receiving a request to enter the user's personal communication session and entering the user into a personal communication session, from which the user can originate communication with any correspondent and receive communication only from correspondents authorized by the user.

A method for electronic communication between a user and a plurality of correspondents by means of a communication system, the correspondents constituting at least a first-team and a second-team, the user being affiliated with the first-team and the second-team, the first-team having a first-team organizer, the second-team having a second-team organizer, and the method being administered by a system administrator, the method comprising:

• (a) receiving in a computer automated voice communication system a logon request from the user to enter the system, the logon request comprising a user identifier;
• (b) accessing a database to determine whether the user is authorized to enter the system;
• (c) entering the user into the system in an administrative session;
• (d) receiving a first-team identifier from the user and accessing the database to determine whether the user has been authorized by the first-team organizer to communicate with first-team correspondents;
• (e) receiving from the user the second-team identifier and any subsequent team identifiers, in an order of desired access, prior to entering the first-team communication session;
• (f) entering the user into a first-team communication session;
• (g) receiving at least one communication request from the user to communicate with at least a first first-team correspondent or to access the user's first-team mailbox for receiving messages from first-team correspondents,
• (h) accessing the database to determine whether the first first-team correspondent is designated by the first-team organizer as a member of the first-team;
• (i) communicating with at least the first first-team correspondent and transmitting the contents of the user's first-team mailbox to the user until the communication requests are satisfied;
• (j) receiving a request from the user to exit the first-team communication session;
• and
• (k) and entering the user into the second-team communication session and subsequent communication sessions in the order of desired access upon receiving the request from the user to exit each communication session after accessing the database to determine whether the user has been authorized by the second-team organizer and subsequent team organizers to communicate with respective team correspondents.

A computer automated voice communication system for communicating between a user and a plurality of correspondents, the correspondents constituting at least a first-team and a second-team, the user being affiliated with the first-team and the second-team, the first-team having a first-team organizer, the second-team having a second-team organizer, and the system being administered by a system administrator, the system comprising:

• (a) a computer;
• (b) a computer memory with a database;
• (c) means for receiving a logon request from the user to enter the system;
• (d) means for accessing the database to determine whether the user is authorized to enter the system;
• (e) means for entering the user into an administrative session;
• (f) means for receiving a first-team identifier from the user and accessing the database to determine whether the user has been authorized by the first-team organizer to communicate with first-team correspondents;
• (g) means for receiving a second-team identifier and any subsequent team identifiers, in an order of desired access, prior to entering the first-team communication session and accessing the database to determine whether the user has been authorized by the second-team organizer and subsequent team organizers to communicate with respective team correspondents;
• (h) means for entering the user into a first-team communication session;
• (i) means for receiving at least one communication request from the user to communicate with at least a first first-team correspondent or to access the user's first-team mailbox for receiving messages from first-team correspondents;
• (j) means for communicating with at least the first first-team correspondent and for transmitting the contents of the user's first-team mailbox to the user;
• (k) means for ending the first-team communication session;
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• (l) means for entering the user into the second-team communication sessions and subsequent communication sessions in the order of desired access upon receiving the request from the user to exit each communication session.