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A telephone access system which provides remote access and communication with a computer through a telephone handset. The system provides audio instructions to the user to select between a plurality of audio dialogs. The audio dialogs may provide access to voice mail, electronic mail, a file manager

A telephone access system which provides remote access and communication with a computer through a telephone handset. The system provides audio instructions to the user to select between a plurality of audio dialogs. The audio dialogs may provide access to voice mail, electronic mail, a file manager (documents, databases, etc.) and facsimiles all stored within the computer. Once within an audio dialog, the system provides a series of instructions which allows the user to manipulate the information stored within the computer. For example, the system may allow the user to listen to a message received through electronic mail and then reply to the message. The system may also allow the user to remotely listen to the text of a document and FAX the document to a location remote from the computer.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A system for remotely accessing a computer from a telephone handset that has an input device and an output device, comprising:a computer to contain electronic mail, a file manager, a voice message, a database and a facsimile;access means for providing the telephone handse

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A system for remotely accessing a computer from a telephone handset that has an input device and an output device, comprising:a computer to contain electronic mail, a file manager, a voice message, a database and a facsimile;access means for providing the telephone handset input device access to one of a plurality of audio dialogs through a single phone number, said audio dialogs to access said electronic mail, said file manager, said voice message, said database and said facsimile;speech means for generating audio messages to be transmitted from the computer to the output device of the telephone handset;input means for retrieving messages from said electronic mail, retrieving messages from said voice message, retrieving data from said database, or reviewing, saving, and deleting files with said file manager by selecting one of said plurality of audio dialogs and providing responses to queries from said selected audio dialog through the telephone handset input device; andgraphic means for selecting one of said audio dialogs through a computer keyboard.