Caller directed voicemail response
First Claim
1. In a communication device, a method comprising:
- first receiving from a caller a phone call that is not answered when received, resulting in a missed call at the communication device;
proximately receiving from the caller a directive that indicates a manner by which the caller requires the missed call to be responded to by the user of the communication device (callee); and
subsequently prompting the callee to provide a specific response that complies with the caller'"'"'s directive.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for enhancing a phone device such as a cell phone by automatically linking/associating caller identifying information with voicemail notification so that the phone'"'"'s user (callee) receives notification of which missed call(s) generated a voicemail/SMS notification. The voicemail notification displays a notification identification (NID) associated with the particular caller number that generated the voicemail, and each voicemail displayed via the associated NID on the phone'"'"'s display when the user selects the voicemail. Also, voicemail notification (icon or check mark) is added to the missed call log and displayed next to the missed call number that generated a voicemail. Additionally, granular user-directed access to voicemail is provided whereby the user of the phone device accesses the voicemail from the missed call (or received call) log and is able to listen to a specific voicemail left by a selected one of the listed missed calls/callee.
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18 Claims
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1. In a communication device, a method comprising:
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first receiving from a caller a phone call that is not answered when received, resulting in a missed call at the communication device; proximately receiving from the caller a directive that indicates a manner by which the caller requires the missed call to be responded to by the user of the communication device (callee); and subsequently prompting the callee to provide a specific response that complies with the caller'"'"'s directive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In a communication device, a method comprising:
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placing a call to a callee having a device that accepts caller directives; and when the call is unanswered by the callee, associating with the call a particular directive, from among;
(a) a first directive that indicates the action desired by the caller from the callee in response to voicemail left by the caller;
(2) a second directive that indicates the action desired by the caller from the callee in response to the missed call; and
(3) a third directive that indicates the action desired by the caller from the callee'"'"'s device in response to one of a voicemail and a missed call recorded by the callee'"'"'s device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A cellular communication device comprising:
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a processor; and program code that when executed by the processor performs the functions of; first receiving from a caller a phone call that is not answered when received, resulting in a missed call at the communication device; proximately receiving from the caller a directive that indicates a manner by which the caller requires the missed call to be responded to by the user of the communication device (callee); and subsequently prompting the callee to provide a specific response that complies with the caller'"'"'s directive. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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