(12) Reissued Patent (10) Patent Number: US RE42,997 E Wullert, II (45) Date of Reissued Patent: Dec. 6, 2011 (54) TRIGGERED PLAYBACK OF RECORDED (56) References Cited
MESSAGES TO INCOMING TELEPHONE
CALLS TO A CELLULAR PHONE
5,327,486 A * 7/1994 Wolffetal. .............. .. 379/93.23 5,657,372 A * 8/1997 Ahlberg etal. 455/414.1
(75) Inventor: John R. Wullert, II, Martinsville, NJ 5,764,746 A * 6/ 1998 Reichelt ~~~~~~~ ~ ~ 379/21001 5,790,638 A * 8/1998 Bertacchi ..... .. 379/88.26
(US) 6,028,922 A * 2/2000 Deutsch etal. .. 379/211.02
6,246,889 Bl* 6/2001 BOILZ etal. . . . . . . . . . . .. 455/567
(73) Assignee: TTI Inventions C LLC, Wilmington, 6,393,272 131* 5/2002 Cannon et a1~ ~ 455/413
6,741,678 B2 * 5/2004 Cannell et al. . 379/88.14
DE (US) 6,782,252 B1 * 8/2004 Kang etal. 455/414.1
6,807,257 B1* 10/2004 Kurganov 379/88.22
. 6,813,341 B1* 11/2004 Mahoney 379/88.01
(21) Appl' No" 12/001974 6,895,237 B1 * 5/2005 S6611 ......... .. .. 455/414.1
6,975,709 B2 * 12/2005 Wullert, II .. 379/88.23
(22) Filed: Dec. 13, 2007 2003/0054865 A1* 3/2003 Byers et al. . 455/567
2003/0100261 A1* 5/2003 Gusler et al. 455/18
Related U.S. Patent Documents 2003/0129968 A1 * 7/2003 Earl ............. .. 455/412
_ 2004/0264653 A1* 12/2004 Revisky et al. 379/88.12
Relssue Of? 2005/0008129 A1* 1/2005 Wullert .................... .. 379/88.22 (64) Patent No.: 6,975,709 * cited by examiner
Issued: Dec. 13, 2005
Primary Examiner * Gerald Gauthier
A_pp1' NOT 10/616446 (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Fitch Even Tabin & Flledi Jul. 8, Flannery (51) Int. Cl. (57) ABSTRACT H04M 1/64 (2006.01) The present invention provides system and method for (52) U S Cl 379/88 23_ 455/413_ 455/457_ delayed ansWering of a call to a cellular phone Which can
operate in either a distributed or a centralized manner. In 455/4121; 455/567; 455/4141; 379/8812; particular, the system and method according to the present
379/8822; 379/8826; 379/9323; 379/21()_()1 invention allows the cellular phone user upon receiving a call
_ _ _ to play a message to the caller, such as informing the caller to
(58) Field of Classification Search ............. .. 379/88.03, “hold On” for a Short time and that the user Will be available 379/201.02, 221.02, 88.22, 88.23, 88.12, shortly. The present invention provides a number of advanta
379/8826’ 9323’ 21001; 455/413’ 457, geous alternatives to provide a cellular phone user flexibility
455/18, 4121’ 4141’ 567 in ansWer1ng1ncom1ng calls. See application file for complete search history. 15 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets
