Mobile voice mail screening method
First Claim
1. A voice mail screening method for a communication system comprising the steps of:
- making a call by a calling subscriber to a called subscriber wherein the call is routed through one of a mobile switching center (MSC) or through an internet protocol multi-media system;
determining whether the called subscriber has a voice mail screening feature;
transferring the call if routed through the mobile switching center (MSC) to the internet protocol multi-media system;
transferring control of the call from the internet protocol multi-media system to a voice screening server (VSS);
sending an offer message recorded by the voice screening server (YSS) to the called subscriber the internet protocol multi-media system; and
indicating by the called subscriber whether the called subscriber will accept the call.
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Abstract
A voice mail method screens calls made by a calling subscriber (10) to a called subscriber (20) which is unavailable (or otherwise screening calls). The screening method determines (110) whether the called subscriber (20) has a voice mail screening feature. An internet protocol multi-media system (50) receives the call from the called subscriber (114). The internet protocol multi-media system then transfers call control to a voicemail screening server which plays subscriber (20) the beginning of the voicemail message being left by subscriber (10) and offers to-route the call back to the called subscriber (20). The called subscriber then indicates via a short code whether the called subscriber will accept the call (124).
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20 Claims
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1. A voice mail screening method for a communication system comprising the steps of:
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making a call by a calling subscriber to a called subscriber wherein the call is routed through one of a mobile switching center (MSC) or through an internet protocol multi-media system;
determining whether the called subscriber has a voice mail screening feature;
transferring the call if routed through the mobile switching center (MSC) to the internet protocol multi-media system;
transferring control of the call from the internet protocol multi-media system to a voice screening server (VSS);
sending an offer message recorded by the voice screening server (YSS) to the called subscriber the internet protocol multi-media system; and
indicating by the called subscriber whether the called subscriber will accept the call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A voice mail screening method for a communication system comprising the steps of:
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making a call by a ca subscriber to a called subscriber via the communication system;
determining by an internet protocol multi-media system or a switching center that the called subscriber has a voice mail screening feature;
routing the cal from the internet protocol multi-media system or the switching center to a multi-media messaging service center or a push-to-talk function (PoC); and
responsive to the called subscriber, re-routing by the multi-media messaging service center or PoC, the call to the called subscriber via an originating communication network.
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