SELECTIVELY RETRIEVING VOIP MESSAGES

• US 20080069310A1
• Filed: 09/15/2006
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Berstis, Viktors, Forlenza, Randolph M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,503,622 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/67.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1831 Tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or behavior, network status
• 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 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42221 Conversation recording systems at the subscriber's set H04M1/656
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42

Abstract

Methods and arrangements to selectively retrieve Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) messages are contemplated. Embodiments include transformations, code, state machines or other logic to selectively retrieve VoIP messages by storing the VoIP messages associating one or more descriptors with the VoIP messages, and displaying at least some of the VoIP messages. The display may include one or more of the descriptors associated with the displayed VoIP messages. The embodiments may include receiving a designation of a designated VoIP message from the VoIP messages. The embodiments may include retrieving the designated VoIP message. In some embodiments, the designated VoIP message may be played. In further embodiments, the designated VoIP message may be forwarded. In many embodiments, the descriptors associated with the displayed VoIP messages may consist of values of attributes of the displayed VoIP messages. In several embodiments, the attributes may have been received through a user interface. In some embodiments, the displaying may include receiving a change in state of a mouse button. In many embodiments, the designating may include receiving a change in state of a mouse button while a location of a pointer driven by the mouse is associated with the designated VoIP message.

Claims

1. A method to selectively retrieve Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) messages, the method comprising:

storing the VoIP messages;

associating one or more descriptors with the VoIP messages;

displaying at least some of the VoIP messages, wherein the display comprises one or more of the descriptors associated with the displayed VoIP messages;

receiving a designation, the designation indicating a designated VoIP message from the VoIP messages; and

retrieving the designated VoIP message.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

forwarding the designated VoIP message.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein forwarding the designated VoIP message comprises:

selecting a portion of the designated VoIP message; and

forwarding the selected portion of the designated VoIP message.

4. The method of claim 1, farther comprising:

replaying the designated VoIP message.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing comprises storing VoIP messages originating within chat conferences.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the storing comprises storing text from the chat conferences.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the associating comprises:

presenting an attribute via a user interface;

receiving a value associated with the attribute via the user interface; and

associating the value with one of the VoIP messages.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the presenting comprises presenting an attribute selected via the user interface.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein.

the displaying comprises receiving a first change in state of a button on a mouse;

and

the receiving comprises receiving a second change in state of a button on a mouse while a location of a pointer driven by the mouse is associated with the designated VoIP message.

10. An apparatus to selectively retrieve Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) messages, the apparatus comprising:

a network module to receive VoIP messages;

a user interface to;

display at least some of the VoIP messages, wherein the display comprises one or more descriptors associated with the displayed VoIP messages; and

receive a designation, the designation indicating a designated VoIP message from the VoIP messages; and

a storage module to store the VoIP messages, to associate one or more descriptors with the VoIP messages, and to retrieve the designated VoIP message.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a VoIP player to replay the VoIP messages.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is configured to forward the designated VoIP message.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein:

the network module is configured to;

transmit at least some of the VoIP messages to participants of chat conferences and to receive at least some of the VoIP messages from the participants of the chat conferences; and

to relay text messages among participants of the chat conferences; and

the user interface is configured to present to a participant of a chat conference a list of participants in the chat conference and to receive commands to transmit VoIP messages to designated participants.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein:

the user interface is configured to;

present an attribute of the VoIP messages; and

receive a value of the attribute; and

the storage module is configured to associate the value of the attribute with one of the VoIP messages.

15. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

store VoIP messages;

associate one or more descriptors with the VoIP messages;

display at least some of the VoIP messages, wherein the display comprises one or more of the descriptors associated with the displayed VoIP messages;

receive a designation, the designation indicate a designated VoIP message from the VoIP messages; and

retrieve the designated VoIP message.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer further causes the computer to forward the designated VoIP message.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the storing comprises storing VoIP messages originating within chat conferences.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the associating comprises:

presenting an attribute via a user interface;

receiving a value associated with the attribute via the user interface; and

associating the value with one of the VoIP messages.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein:

the displaying comprises receiving a first change in state of a button on a mouse; and

the receiving comprises receiving a second change in state of a button on a mouse while a location of a pointer driven by the mouse is associated with the designated VoIP message.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer useable medium comprises a transmission medium.