System and method for enabling a wireless terminal to interact with a voice mail system via a data communications network
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for retrieving voice mail from a voice mail system via a wireless terminal device, wherein the wireless terminal device is operating in a data communications network, and wherein the data communications network is unassociated with the voice mail system, the method comprising:
- establishing a connection from the data communications network to the voice mail system;
determining whether one or more new messages exist in a voice mailbox within the voice mail system via the established connection;
sending a notification to a wireless terminal device operating in the data communications network regarding the one or more new messages;
receiving instructions from the wireless terminal device to retrieve at least one of the one or more new messages from the voice mailbox;
retrieving the at least one of the one or more new messages from the voice mailbox via the telephonic connection; and
sending information regarding the one or more new messages to the wireless terminal device.
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Abstract
One aspect of the invention relates to a telephonic interface between a data communications network and an enterprise voice mail system. This interface may enable access to voice data and the transmission of voice data to a wireless terminal device such as a text-based wireless terminal device. The interface may enable a user to periodically check for voice messages, retrieve voice messages, delete voice messages, forward voice messages, or perform other actions.
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37 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for retrieving voice mail from a voice mail system via a wireless terminal device, wherein the wireless terminal device is operating in a data communications network, and wherein the data communications network is unassociated with the voice mail system, the method comprising:
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establishing a connection from the data communications network to the voice mail system;
determining whether one or more new messages exist in a voice mailbox within the voice mail system via the established connection;
sending a notification to a wireless terminal device operating in the data communications network regarding the one or more new messages;
receiving instructions from the wireless terminal device to retrieve at least one of the one or more new messages from the voice mailbox;
retrieving the at least one of the one or more new messages from the voice mailbox via the telephonic connection; and
sending information regarding the one or more new messages to the wireless terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method for interacting with a voice mailbox on an unassociated voice mail system via a wireless terminal device, wherein the wireless terminal device is operating in a data communications network, and wherein the data communications network is not part of the voice mail system, the method comprising:
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establishing a connection from the data communications network to the unassociated voice mail system;
accessing the voice mailbox via the established connection;
receiving instructions from the wireless terminal device to retrieve at least one of the one or more messages from the voice mailbox;
retrieving the at least one of the one or more messages from the voice mailbox via the telephonic connection; and
sending information regarding the one or more messages to the wireless terminal device.
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20. A computer-implemented system for retrieving voice mail from a voice mail system via a wireless terminal device, wherein the wireless terminal device is operating in a data communications network, and wherein the data communications network is unassociated with the voice mail system, the system comprising:
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means for establishing a connection from the data communications network to the voice mail system;
means for determining whether one or more new messages exist in a voice mailbox within the voice mail system via the established connection;
means for sending a notification to a wireless terminal device operating in the data communications network regarding the one or more new messages;
means for receiving instructions from the wireless terminal device to retrieve at least one of the one or more new messages from the voice mailbox;
means for retrieving the at least one of the one or more new messages from the voice mailbox via the telephonic connection; and
means for sending information regarding the one or more new messages to the wireless terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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