Method and system for providing a voice mail message

• US 20050163289A1
• Filed: 01/23/2004
• Published: 07/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Unify Patente GmbH & Co. KG (Atos Se)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Communications Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Caspi, Rami, Mason, Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 7,317,788 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/88.130
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/40 using speech recognition speech recognition per se G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/60 Medium conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4536 Voicemail combined with text-based messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53333 Message receiving aspects

Abstract

Embodiments provide a system, methods, apparatus, means, and computer program code for providing a voice mail message.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a first voice mail message, said first voice mail message being associated with a recipient;

converting said first voice mail message to a first instant message;

determining an instant message address associated with said recipient; and

sending said first instant message to said address.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining if said recipient is available to receive an instant message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said sending said first instant message to said address occurs only after determining that said recipient is available to receive an instant message.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a command from said recipient regarding said first voice mail message.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a command from said recipient regarding a second voice mail message.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending data indicative of a calling telephone number associated with said first voice mail message.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending data indicative of said first voice mail message'"'"'s length of time.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending data indicative of a number of voice mail messages associated with said recipient.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

converting said first voice mail message to an email message;

determining an email address associated with said recipient; and

sending said email message to said email address.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second instant message, said second instant message being indicative of a request for information regarding at least one voice mail message associated with said recipient.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second instant message, said second instant message including a text message.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

converting said second instant message into a second voice mail message.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

providing said second voice mail message to a party associated with said first voice mail message.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein said second instant message includes data indicative of a party and further comprising providing said second voice mail message to said party.

15. A method, comprising:

receiving a voice mail message, said voice mail message being associated with a recipient;

converting the voice mail message into a text file;

determining an instant message address associated with said recipient; and

providing said text file and said address to an instant message system.

16. A method, comprising:

receiving a voice mail message, said voice mail message being associated with a recipient;

determining if said recipient is available to receive an instant message;

converting the voice mail message to an email message if said recipient is not available to receive an instant message;

determining an email address associated with said recipient; and

sending said instant message to said email address.

17. An article of manufacture comprising:

a computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause said processor to;

receive a first voice mail message, said first voice mail message being associated with a recipient;

convert said first voice mail message to an instant message;

determine an instant message address associated with said recipient; and

send said instant message to said address.

18. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

a communication port coupled to said processor and adapted to communicate with at least one device; and

a storage device coupled to said processor and storing instructions adapted to be executed by said processor to;

receive a first voice mail message, said first voice mail message being associated with a recipient;

convert said first voice mail message to an instant message;

determine an instant message address associated with said recipient; and

send said instant message to said address.