Switching center and method for forwarding status information
First Claim
1. A switching center (1) for switching communications connections in a telephone network, having a receiving device (2) for receiving status information relating to the status of mailbox messages which are stored in one or more mailbox servers (7a, 7b, 7c), with each status information item containing at least one telephone number for sending the respective status information to at least one terminal (8) of the relevant subscriber, a memory device (4) for storing one or more additional telephone numbers of subscribers, and a device (5) for passing on an incoming status information item to one or more further telephone numbers, which are stored in the memory device (4), of the relevant subscriber.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a switching center for switching communication links in a telephone network. The switching center comprises: a receiving device for receiving status information pertaining to the status of mailbox messages stored in one or more mailbox servers, whereby each item of status information contains at least one call number for conveying the respective item of status information to a corresponding terminal of the respective subscriber; a storage device for storing one or more additional call numbers of the respective subscriber which are stored in said storage device. The invention also relates to a corresponding method for forwarding status information. The invention makes it possible to easily and efficiently increase the level of accessibility of a subscriber to status information which indicates the status of the subscriber'"'"'s mailbox.
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- 1. A switching center (1) for switching communications connections in a telephone network, having a receiving device (2) for receiving status information relating to the status of mailbox messages which are stored in one or more mailbox servers (7a, 7b, 7c), with each status information item containing at least one telephone number for sending the respective status information to at least one terminal (8) of the relevant subscriber, a memory device (4) for storing one or more additional telephone numbers of subscribers, and a device (5) for passing on an incoming status information item to one or more further telephone numbers, which are stored in the memory device (4), of the relevant subscriber.
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7. A method for passing on status information relating to the status of mailbox messages which are stored in one or more mailbox servers, with each status information item containing at least one telephone number for sending the respective status information to at least one corresponding terminal of the relevant subscriber, and
with an incoming status information item being passed on to one or more telephone numbers of the relevant subscriber, which are stored in a memory device for storing one or more additional telephone numbers of subscribers.
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