Systems that network voicemail systems to facilitate a distributed office, include, without limitation, networks by Cisco®, Advanced Voice®, etc. Networks like that of Cisco® have included voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) communications. However, prior networked voicemail systems do not transfer the session of the caller from one system to another system of the network using speech VoIP to transfer the session. Instead, prior systems transfer messages or calls but not the entire session. Accordingly, since the entire session is not transferred, the caller typically cannot speak to several people at the distant location, leave messages for several people at the location, broadcast messages at the location, etc. all as though they were at the other location.
In view of the above, there is a continuing need for a network of attendant, messaging and content-based speech systems to facilitate a distributed office wherein each system can transfer a session of a caller to another system at a distant location so that the caller can speak to several people at the distant location, leave messages for several people at the location, broadcast messages at the location, etc. all as though they were at the other location.
Additionally, there is a continuing need for a network of self-synchronizing attendant, messaging and content-based speech systems that automatically updates other systems in the network with extension database additions, deletions or other changes.
As will be seen more fully below, the present invention is substantially different in structure, methodology and approach from that of the prior e-trading systems and methods.