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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`Technical Field of the Invention
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`The present invention generally relates to Internet telephony (IP
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`telephony). More particularly, the present invention is directed to a system and method
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`for enabling local and global instant VoIP messaging over an IP network,such as the
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`Internet, with PSTN support.
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`Traditional telephony is based on a public switched telephone network
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`(i.e., “PSTN”). In the PSTN, a telephoneterminalis electrically connected to a
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`conventional or legacy switch. The telephone terminal and the legacy switch
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`communicate via a proprietary protocol, which maybedifferent depending on the vendor
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`of the legacy switch. Circuit switching provides a communication path (i.e., dedicated
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`circuit) for a telephonecall from the telephone terminal to another device over the PSTN,
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`including another telephone terminal. During the telephonecall, voice communication
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`takes place over that communication path.
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`communication from the VoIP terminal deviceis digitized, packetized and transmitted
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`over the packet-switched network to a destination VoIP terminal device, which
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`reconstructs the packets and audibly plays, stores or otherwise processesthe
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`transmission. The VoIP terminal device may be a VoIP telephoneor a general-purpose
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`personal computer (PC) enabled for IP telephony. Morespecifically, the PC is
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`programmedwith the software and equipped with audio input/outputdevices(e.g., a
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`combination of microphoneand speakeror a headset) to serve as a VoIP terminal device.
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`The PC so enabled and equipped will herein be referred to as a VoIP terminal device or a
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`VoIP softphone.
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`Figure 1 is an illustrative example ofa priorart IP telephony system 100.
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`The IP telephony system 100 comprises a packet-switched IP network 102, such asthe
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`Internet, which transmits VoIP traffic from and to a plurality of terminal devices 104, 106
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`and 110. Terminal device 104 is a VoIP softphone that is enabled for IP telephony over
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`the network 102. Terminal device 106 is a VoIP telephone, which is connected to the
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`network 102 via a softswitch 108. The VoIP softswitch 108 is disposed on the packet-
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`switched network (e.g., Internet) 102 between an origination terminal device (such as
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`VoIP softphone 104) and a destination terminal device (such as VoIP telephone 106), and
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`routes packets over the packet-switched IP network 102. The softswitch 108 mayalso
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`VoIP telephone 106) to which it is connected. Whether the terminal device is a VoIP
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`softphone 104 or a VoIP telephone 106, the terminal device is connected to the IP
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`knownas “Firewire”), IEEE 802.11 (also known as “WiFi”), or networking over serial
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`communication channels such as the Universal Serial Bus(i.e., “USB”). Data
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`communication over the network then takes place using a connection protocol, e.g.,
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`transfer control protocol/Internet protocol(i.e., “TCP/IP”).
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`Further regarding Fig. 1, terminal device 110 is a legacy telephonethatis
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`connected to a legacy switch 112 for (circuit-switched) voice communications over the
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`PSTN 116 with other terminal devices. A media gateway 114 may be provided between
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`the legacy switch 112 and the packet-switched network 102 to enable IP telephony
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`between the legacy telephone 110 and a VoIP terminal device, such as a VoIP softphone
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`104 or VoIP telephone 106. Morespecifically, the media gateway 114 converts the audio
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`signal carried over PSTN to packets carried over the packet-switched IP network 102. In
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`routed over the IP network 102 via the softswitch 120.
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`Voice messaging in both the VoIP and PSTN is known. More
`specifically, the foregoing systems may be provided with a facility to allow users to leave
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`voice messagesfor recipients, whichis a feature that is familiar to anyone who uses a
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`telephone. Conventionally, leaving a voice message involves dialing the recipient's
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`telephone number (often without knowing whether the recipient will answer), waiting for
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`the connection to be established, speaking to an operator or navigating through a menu of
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`options,listening to a greeting message, and recording the messagefor later pickup by
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`the recipient. In that message,the user musttypically identify himselfor herself in order
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`for the recipient to return the call.
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`Instant text messaging is likewise known. Morespecifically, a user is
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`provided with a client terminal, which is typically a general-purpose PC programmed
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`with instant text messaging software andin data communication over an IP network with
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`an instant text-messaging server. Theinstant text-messaging server presents the user, via
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`the client terminal, with a list of persons who are currently “online” and ready to receive
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`text messages on their own client terminals. The user then usesthe client terminal to
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`select one or more persons to whom the message will be sent and types in a text message.
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`The text message is sent immediately via the text-messaging serverto the selected one or
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`more persons andis displayed on their respective client terminals.
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`However, notwithstanding the foregoing advances in the VoIP/PSTN
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`voice communication and voice/text messaging,thereis still a need in the art for
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`providing a system and method for providing instant VoIP messaging over an IP network.
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`Moreparticularly, there is a needin the art for providing local and global instant voice
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`messaging over VoIP with PSTN support.
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`Thepresent inventionis directed to a system and method for enabling
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`local and global instant VoIP messaging over an IP network, such as the Internet.
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`According to an embodimentof the present invention, there is provided an
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`instant voice messaging system for delivering instant messages over a packet-switched
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`network, the system comprising: a client connected to the network,the client selecting
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`one or morerecipients, generating an instant voice message therefor, and transmitting the
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`selected recipients and the instant voice message therefor over the network; and a server
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`connected to the network, the server receiving the selected recipients and the instant
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`voice message therefor, and delivering the instant voice message to the selected
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`recipients overthe network,the selected recipients being enabledto audibly play the
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`instant voice message.
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`According to another embodiment ofthe present invention,there is
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`provided an instant voice messaging system for delivering instant messages over a
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`packet-switched network enabling public switched telephone network (PSTN) support,
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`the system comprising: a PSTN telephone connected to the network for providing input
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`audio; a client connected to the network,the client selecting one or more recipients,
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`generating an instant voice messagetherefor using the input audio provided by the PSTN
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`telephone, and transmitting the selected recipients and the instant voice message therefor
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`over the network; a server connected to the network, the server receiving the selected
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`recipients and the instant voice message therefor, and delivering the instant voice
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`messageto the selected recipients over the network, the selected recipients being enabled
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`to audibly play the instant voice message.
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`According to a further embodimentof the present invention,there is
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`provided an instant voice messaging system for delivering instant messages over a
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`packet-switched network, the system comprising: a voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP)
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`telephone connected to the network for providing input audio; a client connected to the
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`network,the client selecting one or morerecipients, generating an instant voice message
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`therefor using the input audio provided by the VoIP telephone, and transmitting the
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`selected recipients and the instant voice message therefor over the network; a server
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`connected to the network,the server receiving the selected recipients and the instant
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`voice message therefor, and delivering the instant voice message to the selected
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`recipients over the network, the selected recipients being enabled to audibly play the
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`instant voice message.
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`Accordingto still another embodimentofthe present invention,there is
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`provided an instant voice messaging system for delivering instant messages over a
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`plurality of packet-switched networks, the system comprising: a client connected to a
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`local network, the client selecting one or more external recipients connected to an
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`external network outside the local network, generating an instant voice messagetherefor,
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`and transmitting the selected recipients and the instant voice message therefor overthe
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`local network and the external network; and a server connected to the external network,
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`the server receiving the selected recipients and the instant voice message therefor, and
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`delivering the instant voice messageto the selected recipients over the external network,
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`the selected recipients being enabled to audibly play the instant voice message.
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`According to yet another embodimentof the present invention,there is
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`provided an instant voice messaging system for delivering instant messages over a
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`plurality ofpacket-switched networks enabling public switched telephone network
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`(PSTN)support, the system comprising: a PSTN telephone connected to a local network
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`for providing input audio; a client connectedto the local network, the client selecting one
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`or more externalrecipients connected to an external network outside the local network,
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`generating an instant voice messagetherefor using the input audio provided by the PSTN
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`telephone, and transmitting the selected recipients and the instant voice message therefor
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`over the local network and the external network; a server connected to the external
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`network, the server receiving the selected recipients and the instant voice message
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`therefor, and delivering the instant voice message to the selected recipients over the
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`external network, the selected recipients being enabled to audibly play the instant voice
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`message.
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`According to yet a further embodimentofthe present invention,there is
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`provided an instant voice messaging system for delivering instant messages over a
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`plurality of packet-switched networks, the system comprising: a voice-over-internet-
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`protocol (VoIP) telephone connected to a local network for providing input audio; a
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`client connected to the local network,the client selecting one or more external recipients
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`connected to an external network outside the local network, generating an instant voice
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`messagetherefor using the input audio provided by the VoIP telephone, and transmitting
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`the selected recipients and the instant voice message therefor over the local network and
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`the external network; an server connected to the external network, the external server
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`receiving the selected recipients and the instant voice message therefor, and delivering
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`the instant voice messageto the selected recipients over the external network,the selected
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`recipients being enabled to audibly play the instant voice message.
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`Accordingto still a further embodimentof the present invention, there is
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`provided an instant voice messaging system for delivering instant messages over a
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`plurality of packet-switched networks, the system comprising: a client connected to an
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`external network,the client selecting one or morerecipients connected to a local network,
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`generating an instant voice messagetherefor, and transmitting the selected recipients and
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`the instant voice messagetherefor over the external network; an external server system
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`connected to the external network, the external server system receiving the selected
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`recipients and the instant voice message, and routing the selected recipients and the
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`instant voice message over the external network and the local network; a local server
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`connected to the local network,the local server receiving the selected recipients and the
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`instant voice message therefor, and delivering the instant voice messageto the selected
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`recipients over the local network,the selected recipients being enabled to audibly play the
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`instant voice message.
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`According to an embodimentofthe present invention, there is provided a
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`methodfor instant voice messaging over a packet-switched network, the method
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`comprising: selecting one or morerecipients for instant voice messagingata client;
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`generating an instant voice messagefor the selected recipients at the client; transmitting
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`the selected recipients and the instant voice message therefor over the network from the
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`client to a server; receiving the selected recipients and the instant voice messagetherefor
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`at the server; delivering the instant voice message from the serverto the selected
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`recipients over the network; and audibly playing the instant voice messageatthe selected
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`recipients.
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`According to another embodimentof the present invention,there is
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`provided a methodfor instant voice messaging over a packet-switched network enabling
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`public switched telephone network (PSTN)support, the method comprising: providing
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`input audio via a PSTN telephone connected over the network; selecting one or more
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`recipients for instant voice messaging at a client; generating an instant voice message
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`using the input audio from the PSTN telephonefor the selected recipients at the client;
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`transmitting the selected recipients and the instant voice message therefor over the
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`network from the client to a server; receiving the selected recipients and the instant voice
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`messagethereforat the server; delivering the instant voice message from the serverto the
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`selected recipients over the network; and audibly playing the instant voice messageat the
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`selected recipients.
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`Accordingto a further embodimentof the present invention,there is
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`provided a method for instant voice messaging over a packet-switched network, the
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`method comprising: providing input audio via a voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP)
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`telephone connected over the network; selecting one or morerecipients for instant voice
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`messaging at a client; generating an instant voice message using the input audio from the
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`VoIP telephonefor the selected recipients at the client; transmitting the selected
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`recipients and the instant voice messagetherefor over the network from theclient to a
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`server; receiving the selected recipients and the instant voice message thereforat the
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`server; delivering the instant voice message from theserver to the selected recipients over
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`the network; and audibly playing the instant voice messageat the selected recipients.
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`Accordingtostill another embodimentof the present invention, there is
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`provided a method for instant voice messaging overa plurality of packet-switched
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`networks, the method comprising: selecting one or more external recipients for instant
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`voice messaging at a client connected to a local network, the one or more external
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`recipients connected to an external network outside the local network; generating an
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`instant voice message for the selected external recipients at the client; transmitting the
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`selected external recipients and the instant voice message therefor over the local network
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`and the external network; receiving the selected external recipients and the instant voice
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`message therefor at an external server connectedto the external network; delivering the
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`instant voice messageto the selected external recipients over the external network; and
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`audibly playing the instant voice message at the selected external recipients.
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`According to yet another embodimentofthe present invention,there is
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`provided a method for instant voice messaging system over a plurality of packet-switched
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`networks enabling public switched telephone network (PSTN) support, the method
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`comprising: providing input audio via a PSTN telephone connected to a local network;
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`selecting one or more external recipients for instant voice messagingat a client, the one
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`or more external recipients connected to an external network outside the local network;
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`generating an instant voice messagefor the one or more externalrecipients using the
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`input audio provided by the PSTN telephone; transmitting the selected recipients and the
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`instant voice message therefor over the local network and the external network; receiving
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`the selected recipients and the instant voice messagetherefor at a server connectedto the
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`external network; delivering the instant voice messageto the selected recipients from the
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`server over the external network; and audibly playing the instant voice message at the
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`selected recipients.
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`Accordingtostill a further embodiment ofthe present invention,there is
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`provided a method for instant voice messaging system over a plurality of packet-switched
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`networks, the method comprising: providing input audio via a voice-over-internet-
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`protocol (VoIP) telephone connected to a local network; selecting one or more external
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`recipients for instant voice messaging at a client, the one or more external recipients
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`connected to an external network outside the local network; generating an instant voice
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`messagefor the one or more external recipients using the input audio provided by the
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`VoIP telephone; transmitting the selected recipien
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