Apparatus, system, and method for providing voicemail service using presence status in packet data messaging system

• US 20060003745A1
• Filed: 05/19/2005
• Published: 01/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Gogic, Aleksandar
• Granted Patent: US 7,881,444 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/413
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42093 Notifying the calling party of information on the called or connected party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42365 Presence services providing information on the willingness to communicate or the ability to communicate in terms of media capability or network connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method provide voicemail service using a packet data messaging service such as multimedia message service (MMS). Upon detecting that the presence status of a destination device is “unavailable”, the voicemail message is recorded at an origination mobile station and transmitted in a packet data message through a packet data messaging service center such as a multimedia messaging service center (MMS-C). If the destination device is a destination mobile station subscribing to the packet data messaging service, the packet data message is deposited in the destination mobile station.

Claims

1. A method performed in an origination mobile station, the method comprising:

receiving a status return message indicating that a presence status of a destination device is “

unavailable” and

the destination device in unable to receive a call;

recording a voicemail message at the origination mobile station; and

transmitting a packet data message including the voicemail message from the origination mobile station to a packet data messaging service center.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein receiving comprises receiving the status return message from a presence server.

3. A method in accordance with claim 2, further comprising transmitting a presence status request message to the presence server, the status return message transmitted from the presence server in response to the presence status request message.

4. A method in accordance with claim 3, wherein the status request message is transmitted through a real-time communication link, the method further comprising tearing down the real-time communication link prior to recording the voicemail message.

5. A method in accordance with claim 3, further comprising:

presenting, to an originating party, a greeting message transmitted by the presence server.

6. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the packet data message is a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message and the packet data messaging service center is a multimedia messaging service center (MMS-C).

7. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein voicemail message comprises an audio message and the recording comprises storing audio signals in a memory of the originating mobile station.

8. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the voicemail message comprises a video message and the recording comprises storing video signals in a memory of the originating mobile station.

9. A method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:

generating the packet data message to include the voicemail message as an attached file.

10. A method in accordance with claim 9, wherein the destination device is a destination mobile station.

11. A method in accordance with claim 10, further comprising:

generating the packet data message to include a destination address of the destination mobile station.

12. A method in accordance with claim 11, wherein destination address is an electronic mail (email) address of the destination mobile station.

13. A method in accordance with claim 12, wherein the email address is an Internet Protocol (IP) format.

14. A mobile station comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a status return message indicating that a presence status of a destination device is “

unavailable” and

the destination device in unable to receive a call;

a processor configured to convert an input signal received through an input device into a digital file to record a voicemail message and generate a packet data message comprising the voicemail message; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the packet data message including the voicemail message from the origination mobile station to a packet data messaging service center.

15. A mobile station in accordance with claim 14, wherein the receiver is configured to receive the status return message from a presence server.

16. A mobile station in accordance with claim 15, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit a presence status request message to the presence server, the status return message transmitted from the presence server in response to the presence status request message.

17. A mobile station in accordance with claim 16, wherein the status request message is transmitted through a real-time communication link, the processor further configured to tear down the real-time communication link prior to recording the voicemail message.

18. A mobile station in accordance with claim 14, wherein the packet data message is a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message and the packet data messaging service center is a multimedia messaging service center (MMS-C).

19. A mobile station in accordance with claim 14, further comprising an output device configured to present a greeting message transmitted by the presence server.

20. A mobile station in accordance with claim 14, wherein the voicemail message comprises audio signals, the mobile station further comprising a memory for storing the audio signals.

21. A mobile station in accordance with claim 14, wherein the voicemail message comprises video signals, mobile station further comprising a memory for storing the video signals.

22. A mobile station in accordance with claim 14, wherein the packet data message comprises an address of the destination device.

23. A mobile station in accordance with claim 22, wherein the destination address is an electronic mail (email) address of the destination mobile station.

24. A mobile station in accordance with claim 23, wherein the email address in an Internet Protocol (IP) format.