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Voice mail integration with instant messenger
Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc
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Filing: 2002-02-27
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Granted: 2006-11-28
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Expires: 2022-02-27
Abstract
Abstract A method for providing a message to a called party through a network comprised of both a telephone network and a data network, and at least one gateway device connected to both the telephone network and the data network. The method performed by the gateway device includes receiving, through the telephone network, signaling information representing a message from a calling party to a called party and providing the message to the called party via the data network by displaying an instant message containing a notification of the message on a display device visible to the called party.
Inventors
- 👤 Shadman Zafar
- 👤 Ashequs Samad
- 👤 Kevin Trottier
- 👤 Mahesh Rajagopalan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:17
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/0016; H04Q3/0029; H04Q3/0045; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/537; H04L; H04L51/00; H04L51/04; H04L51/21; H04L51/224; H04M2203/00; H04M2203/20; H04M2203/2072; H04M2203/45; H04M2203/4536; H04M7/00; H04M7/0024; H04M7/0054; H04M7/12; H04M7/1205; H04M7/125; H04M7/1255; H04M7/126; H04M7/128; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/13196; H04Q2213/13336; H04Q2213/13377
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A method for alerting a called party of a voice mail from a calling party via a network comprising a telephone network, a data network, and at least one gateway device connected to both the telephone network and the data network, the method comprising: receiving a first message from an SCP in the telephone network at the at least one gateway device, the first message including an identifier of the calling party and the voice mail message; accessing a profile associated with the called party to identify a selected one of a plurality of instant messaging identifiers associated with the called party, the selected instant messaging identifier being selected based on rules for communication forwarding; and providing a second message in an instant messaging format including the calling party identifier and the voice mail message using the selected instant messaging identifier to the called party via the data network.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
149 words
A method for alerting a called party of a voice mail from a calling party via a network comprising a telephone network, a data network, and at least one gateway device connected to both the telephone network and the data network, the method comprising: receiving a first message from an SCP in the telephone network at the at least one gateway device, the first message including an identifier of the calling party and the voice mail message; accessing a profile associated with the called party to identify a selected one of a plurality of instant messaging identifiers associated with the called party, the selected instant messaging identifier being selected based on rules for communication forwarding; and providing a second message in an instant messaging format including the calling party identifier and the voice mail message using the selected instant messaging identifier to the called party via the data network.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the telephone network is a public switched telephone network.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the telephone network is a wireless telephone network.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the second message to the called party via the data network comprises providing the second message in an instant messaging format to a server in the data network associated with the called party, the server forwarding the second message in an instant messaging format to a user terminal of the called party.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for providing voice mail indication to a user in a system comprising a data network and a telephone network, the method comprising: receiving via the telephone network a voice mail for the user; storing the voice mail in the telephone network; sending a message from an SCP in the telephone network to a sewer connected to the data network, the message including the voice mail; storing the voice mail in a database in the data network; accessing a profile associated with the user to identify communication forwarding rules; notifying the user of the stored voice mail via the data network based on the communication forwarding rules.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for providing voice mail indication to a user in a system comprising a data network and a telephone network, the method comprising: receiving via the telephone network a voice mail for the user; storing the voice mail in the telephone network; sending a message from an SCP in the telephone network to a sewer connected to the data network, the message including the voice mail; storing the voice mail in a database in the data network; accessing a profile associated with the user to identify communication forwarding rules; notifying the user of the stored voice mail via the data network based on the communication forwarding rules.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 5 , further comprising: receiving a request from the user for accessing the voice mail.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 5 , further comprising: receiving a request from the user for manipulating the status of the voice mail.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 7 , wherein manipulating the status of the voice mail further comprises connecting to the telephone network and changing the voice mail status based on the request.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
119 words
A system comprising: a telephone network configured to receive a voice message from a calling party to a called party; a data network configured to provide indication of the receipt of the voice message; and a gateway device, connected to both the telephone network and the data network, configured to: receive, via an SCP in the telephone network, a first message including the voice message and an indication of the calling party; access a profile associated with the called party to identify called party communication forwarding rules; and provide a second message including the voice message and the indication of the calling party to the called party via the data network based on the called party communication forwarding rules.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
119 words
A system comprising: a telephone network configured to receive a voice message from a calling party to a called party; a data network configured to provide indication of the receipt of the voice message; and a gateway device, connected to both the telephone network and the data network, configured to: receive, via an SCP in the telephone network, a first message including the voice message and an indication of the calling party; access a profile associated with the called party to identify called party communication forwarding rules; and provide a second message including the voice message and the indication of the calling party to the called party via the data network based on the called party communication forwarding rules.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system of claim 9 , wherein the called party communications forwarding rules direct the gateway device to provide the second message to the called party by providing the second message to a server in the data network associated with the called party.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system of claim 9 , wherein the called party communications forwarding rules direct the gateway device to provide the second message in an instant messaging format using an instant messaging identifier of the called party.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the first message is an SS 7 message.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining if the called party is a subscriber to a voice mail notification service before providing the second message.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
250 words
A system comprising: a voice interface server connected to a voice network, and configured to communicate with an SCP in the voice network using SS 7 formatted messages; a data interface server connected to data network, and configured to communicate with a user terminal connected to the data network using IP formatted messages; a voice mail notification server connected to the voice interface server and data interface server, and configured to both determine when a called party receives a voice mail through the voice network via the voice interface server and send a voice mail notification to the called party at the user terminal; and a management server connected to the voice mail notification server, and configured to provide communication forwarding rules associated with the called party: wherein, upon receipt of the voice mail in the voice network the voice interface server receives a first message in SS 7 format from the SCP, the first message including a calling party phone number and the voice mail, and sends the calling party phone number and the voice mail to the voice mail notification server; the voice mail notification server sends the voice mail notification to the called party by sending a second message in IP format to the data interface server, the second message including the calling party phone number arid the voice mail; and the data interface server forwards the second message in IP format to the user terminal based on the communication forwarding rules provided by the management server.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
250 words
A system comprising: a voice interface server connected to a voice network, and configured to communicate with an SCP in the voice network using SS 7 formatted messages; a data interface server connected to data network, and configured to communicate with a user terminal connected to the data network using IP formatted messages; a voice mail notification server connected to the voice interface server and data interface server, and configured to both determine when a called party receives a voice mail through the voice network via the voice interface server and send a voice mail notification to the called party at the user terminal; and a management server connected to the voice mail notification server, and configured to provide communication forwarding rules associated with the called party: wherein, upon receipt of the voice mail in the voice network the voice interface server receives a first message in SS 7 format from the SCP, the first message including a calling party phone number and the voice mail, and sends the calling party phone number and the voice mail to the voice mail notification server; the voice mail notification server sends the voice mail notification to the called party by sending a second message in IP format to the data interface server, the second message including the calling party phone number arid the voice mail; and the data interface server forwards the second message in IP format to the user terminal based on the communication forwarding rules provided by the management server.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 14 , wherein the second message is in an instant messaging format.
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