Remote access of call information and messages using wireless device connected to wireless network

Abstract

Abstract A method for remotely accessing caller ID information and messages (Fig. 2) from a caller ID/answering machine using a wireless device connected to a combination of wired and wireless networks. A request for the caller ID information and/or the messages is transmitted from the wireless device to a caller ID/answering machine (305) using modems of the wireless device and the caller ID/answering machine, respectively (310). The caller ID information and/or the messages is transmitted from the caller ID/answering machine to the wireless device using the modems, in response to the request (320). The caller ID information can be stored in the wireless device for subsequent display (330).

Inventors

• 👤 Louis Robert Litwin

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