Pervasip Corp (PVSP)

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Worldgate's new patent includes video messaging and video caller identification!! Just posted on the Yahoo WGAT board. Skype, Apple, Android and all video companies are affected. This new patent makes WGAT invaluable IMO

Video Voice Mail

[0052] In one embodiment of the invention, videophone 200 provides a video enabled answering machine function. When a video call comes in, if the receiving party is either unavailable (as detected by waiting a predetermined number of rings), or if the receiving party is on another call, videophone 200 provides a message to the calling party. This message may be either a default message, e.g., "The party at phone number xxx-xxxx is busy right now, please leave a message") or a previously recorded custom message by the receiving party. In either case, the message can include both audio and video information. In one embodiment of the present invention multiple messages can be stored, especially through the techniques describe above in the section entitle Network Operating Center 211. These messages can be different for the various users of a videophone 200, and they cab be tailored to be unique for one or more particular calling parties (as recognized by the caller ID functionality as described below).

[0053] In one embodiment of the invention, videophone 200 is configured such that the calling party can leave a message comprising video, audio, or a combination of video and audio information. When the receiving party plays the message back, conventional voice mail functions are available, such as selectively deleting messages, saving messages, forwarding messages, etc. In addition, according to the invention, VCR-like functionality is also available during message playback, including fast forward and reverse scan, pause, and slow motion. In one embodiment of the present invention an incoming audio only caller can default to leave an audio voice mail, while an incoming video caller can default to leave a video/audio voice mail.

[0054] The video voice mail messages may be stored within the videophone 200 or remotely such as at the NOC 121. Through traditional techniques message indicator can be provided to inform the user of the existence of mail and the incoming mail can be retrieved, saved and deleted through the user interface and control system of the present invention. Similarly custom outgoing messages can be stored, retrieved, edited and deleted. Through the use of the NOC 121, remote access to these functions is also possible from other videophones 200.

Video Caller ID

[0055] Conventional caller ID functions provide the phone number and name of the calling party. The techniques for providing this standard functionality are well known to those skilled in the art. Embodiments of videophone 200 are configured to provide the conventional caller ID functions. In addition, however, according to an embodiment of the invention an image related to the incoming call is provided by a caller's videophone 200. For example, the image presented by the calling videophone can be a person's face. Alternatively, the image can be a business logo, or other type of image. The image can consist of a single frame of information or a multi-frame, multimedia presentation. In any case, the images/audio can be displayed on the receiving party's phone.

[0056] Embodiments of the present invention can combine the caller ID functionality with the automatic directory techniques of the present invention to proved enhanced services as discussed above. For example this combination provides the ability to differentiate audio calls and callers from video calls and callers and modify the caller ID alerts accordingly.

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