System and method for a communication network including an automatic call answering function such as a voice mail server
First Claim
1. Method for providing a call response function in a communication network which includes a response server, having a storing means, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing, in a terminal of a user, a media message which includes response content;
b) transmitting the media message from the terminal to the response server; and
c) storing the response content of the media message in the storing means of the response server.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method, system, terminal, server, and computer program product for providing or programming a call response function, preferably a voice mail function, in a communication network which includes a call response server having a storing means. The method, terminal, system, and computer program product comprise the steps of preparing or providing, in the terminal, a programming media message, such as an MMS message, which includes response content, preferably audio content. This programming media message is transmitted from the terminal to the call response server which stores the response content of the media message. When a call or session request of another terminal directed to the terminal is forwarded to the call response server the response content is played or transmitted to the another terminal.
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63 Claims
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1. Method for providing a call response function in a communication network which includes a response server, having a storing means, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing, in a terminal of a user, a media message which includes response content;
b) transmitting the media message from the terminal to the response server; and
c) storing the response content of the media message in the storing means of the response server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. System for providing a call response function, in a communication network which includes a response server, having a storing means, comprising:
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a) a terminal configured to provide a media message which includes response content; and
b) transmitting means for transmitting the media message from the terminal to the server;
wherein the system is configured to store the response content of the media message in the storing means of the server. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. Automatic call response server, comprising:
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a storing means; and
means for receiving, from a terminal, a media message which includes response content;
wherein the response server is configured to process the media message to derive the response content, and to store the derived response content of the media message in the storing means of the response server. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. Terminal comprising:
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input means; and
preparing means for preparing a programming media message for programming an automatic call response server, the programming media message including response content which is to be stored in the automatic call response server. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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- 58. Computer program, embodied in a computer-readable medium, configured to be installed in a terminal and configured to create programming media messages for programming a call response server.
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