Method and system for delivering a voice mail notification to a subscriber using cellular phone network
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1. A cellular telephone network comprising:
- a cellular base station, wherein the base station is configured to;
forward a voice mail notification associated with a voice mail message to a first mobile device configured to display the voice mail notification, wherein the voice mail notification identifies the calling party; and
forward the voice mail notification to a second mobile device configured to display the voice mail notification.
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Abstract
A method and system of the present invention delivers a voice mail notification to a subscriber of a voice mail system to indicate that a voice mail message is waiting in the subscriber mailbox. The voice mail system cellular phone network. The voice mail notification typically includes the calling party number and the name of the calling party if available, and an index. This is forwarded through the cellular phone network to the subscriber to indicate that a voice mail message is waiting in a subscriber mailbox. Subscribers can retrieve a specific message from the Voice Mail System.
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31 Claims
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1. A cellular telephone network comprising:
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a cellular base station, wherein the base station is configured to;
forward a voice mail notification associated with a voice mail message to a first mobile device configured to display the voice mail notification, wherein the voice mail notification identifies the calling party; and
forward the voice mail notification to a second mobile device configured to display the voice mail notification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile device, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a voice mail notification associated with a message, wherein the voice mail notification comprises an identifier associated with a calling party, the identifier comprising a name associated with the calling party;
a display configured to display the voice mail notification; and
a transmitter configured to transmit a request for delivery of the message based on the displayed voice mail notification. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A voice mail system, comprising:
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a subscriber mailbox configured to receive a message from a calling party;
a notification unit, configured to deliver a voice mail notification associated with the message in the subscriber mailbox, wherein the voice mail notification includes an identifier associated with the calling party, the identifier being recorded in response to receipt of the message by the mailbox. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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