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AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsDarryl Cynthia Moore, Sharon E. Carter, Kathryn D. King
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A method and system are provided for forwarding telephone calls, facsimile transmissions and electronic messages to a single forwarding telephone number. The telephone calls, fax transmissions and electronic messages are first forwarded to a central forwarding repository by the forwarding party where the fax transmissions, and messages are converted to audio formats. Forwarded telephone calls and audio formatted versions of the fax transmissions and electronic messages are then forwarded directly to a designated forwarding number. If the forwarding party answers at the forwarding number, she will receive forwarded calls, and the audio formatted versions of fax transmissions and electronic messages will be played to her over her telephone. If the forwarding party does not answer the forwarded call, she subsequently may retrieve saved telephone calls, saved telephone messages and saved audio versions of fax transmissions and electronic messages from the central forwarding repository. The forwarding party may retrieve saved messages as a retrieving party from the central forwarding repository after entry of a personal identification number to authenticate the forwarding (retrieving) party's permission to retrieve saved calls and messages.
A method of forwarding a facsimile communication in a telecommunications system from a called address to a forwarding address, comprising:
A computer-readable medium with computer-executable instructions encoded thereon for forwarding a facsimile transmission in a telecommunications system, the instructions comprising:
A system for forwarding a facsimile transmission in a telecommunications system, comprising:
A system for forwarding a facsimile communication in a telecommunications system from a called address to a forwarding address, comprising:
A method of forwarding a facsimile transmission, a telephone call, or an electronic message to a single forwarding address in a telecommunications system, comprising:
A computer-readable medium with computer-executable instructions encoded thereon for forwarding a facsimile transmission, a telephone call, or an electronic message to a single forwarding address in a telecommunications system, the instructions comprising:
A system for forwarding a facsimile transmission, a telephone call, or an electronic message to a single forwarding address in a telecommunications environment, comprising:
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