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Automatic telephone answering apparatus
Assignee: Hashimoto Corp
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Filing: 1984-02-01
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Granted: 1986-08-26
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Expires: 2004-02-01
Abstract
Abstract A telephone answering apparatus responds to an incoming call by reproducing a message greeting the caller and requesting the caller's name. The response by the caller is amplified in the region of a called parties telephone set to be heard by the called party. If the called party is able to receive the call immediately, an acknowledgment signal is transmitted via a wireless transceiver carried by him back to the answering machine so that a message such as "Please wait a moment." is reproduced. A third message advising the called party is not available but will return the call is generated automatically after a predetermined time duration if the acknowledgment signal is not transmitted by the called party via the transceiver or the called party has not answered the telephone.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuo Hashimoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:13
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/64
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
An automatic telephone answering apparatus comprising: means for detecting a telephone call from a calling telephone and in response engaging a loop circuit; means for reproducing a first message after said loop circuit is engaged in order to announce a name of a called party and ask a caller's name; a wireless transceiver carried by the called party; means for amplifying and reproducing a caller's voice in the region of a called party telephone set to which said apparatus is connected when the caller gives his name in response to the first message; means for receiving an acknowledgement signal from said transceiver to automatically reproduce a second message and transmit said second message to the calling telephone; timer means for establishing time durations; and means for reproducing a third message after a first time duration established by the timer has elapsed when the caller does not give his name in response to the first message.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
An automatic telephone answering apparatus comprising: means for detecting a telephone call from a calling telephone and in response engaging a loop circuit; means for reproducing a first message after said loop circuit is engaged in order to announce a name of a called party and ask a caller's name; a wireless transceiver carried by the called party; means for amplifying and reproducing a caller's voice in the region of a called party telephone set to which said apparatus is connected when the caller gives his name in response to the first message; means for receiving an acknowledgement signal from said transceiver to automatically reproduce a second message and transmit said second message to the calling telephone; timer means for establishing time durations; and means for reproducing a third message after a first time duration established by the timer has elapsed when the caller does not give his name in response to the first message.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising circuit means for automatically reproducing the third message after a second time duration established by the timer after the second message is reproduced.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for recording the caller's message or else terminating communication after a third time duration established by the timer after the third message is reproduced.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1989-08-25 | 1990-02-24 | 1990-08-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-08-25 | 1994-02-24 | 1994-08-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-08-25 | 1998-02-24 | 1998-08-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |