METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VOICEMAIL MESSAGES IN A MULTI-USER SETTING
First Claim
1. A Call Processing System (CPS), comprising a controller element that receives a redirected call initiated by a calling party attempting to communicate with at least one among a plurality of users sharing one or more terminal devices associated with a targeted communication identifier, presents the calling party an option to select one or more users among the plurality of users, and directs the calling party to a voicemail system for storing a voicemail message in one or more voicemail accounts associated with the one or more users selected.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing voicemail messages in a multi-user setting is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a Call Processing System (CPS) having a processing element that receives a redirected call initiated by a calling party attempting to communicate with at least one among a plurality of users sharing one or more terminal devices associated with a targeted communication identifier, presents the calling party an option to select one or more among the plurality of users, and directs the calling party to a voicemail system for storing a voicemail message in one or more voicemail accounts associated with the one or more users selected. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
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- 1. A Call Processing System (CPS), comprising a controller element that receives a redirected call initiated by a calling party attempting to communicate with at least one among a plurality of users sharing one or more terminal devices associated with a targeted communication identifier, presents the calling party an option to select one or more users among the plurality of users, and directs the calling party to a voicemail system for storing a voicemail message in one or more voicemail accounts associated with the one or more users selected.
- 13. A voicemail system, comprising a controller element that stores a voicemail message of a calling party in one or more voicemail accounts associated with one or more users sharing a targeted communication identifier, wherein the one or more voicemail accounts are selected by the calling party by way of an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system.
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20. A computer-readable storage medium in a terminal device, comprising computer instructions for receiving a notice identifying a user among a plurality of users sharing a targeted communication identifier from which the terminal device operates, the notice identifying a pending voicemail message originating from a calling party that directs by way of an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system the voicemail message to the user identified by the notice.
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