CALL FORWARDING TO VOICE MAIL SYSTEMS BASED ON REDIRECTING NUMBER
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a forwarded call, the forwarded call corresponding to a call forwarded from a first redirecting telephone device to a second redirecting telephone device, the forwarded call having an associated data message that includes a calling number of an originating telephone device and a first redirecting number of the first redirecting telephone device; and
selecting a destination voice mailbox, the destination voice mailbox selected from a plurality of voice mailboxes associated with a user, the destination voice mailbox selected based on an evaluation of the first redirecting number and a second redirecting number of the second redirecting telephone device.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed that includes receiving a forwarded call. The forwarded call corresponds to a call forwarded from a first redirecting telephone device to a second redirecting telephone device. The forwarded call has an associated data message that includes a calling number of an originating telephone device and a first redirecting number of the first redirecting telephone device. The method also includes selecting a destination voice mailbox. The destination voice mailbox is selected from a plurality of voice mailboxes associated with a user. The destination voice mailbox is selected based on an evaluation of the first redirecting number and a second redirecting number of the second redirecting telephone device.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a forwarded call, the forwarded call corresponding to a call forwarded from a first redirecting telephone device to a second redirecting telephone device, the forwarded call having an associated data message that includes a calling number of an originating telephone device and a first redirecting number of the first redirecting telephone device; and selecting a destination voice mailbox, the destination voice mailbox selected from a plurality of voice mailboxes associated with a user, the destination voice mailbox selected based on an evaluation of the first redirecting number and a second redirecting number of the second redirecting telephone device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method, comprising:
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receiving a query message at a first node; determining that inbound call data includes a first redirecting number of a first telephone redirecting device; formulating a response message to the query message, the response message to indicate an address of a destination voicemail account, wherein the destination voicemail account is one of a plurality of voicemail accounts associated with a user, the address determined based upon the first redirecting number of the first telephone redirecting device and a second redirecting number of a second telephone redirecting device; sending the response message to a second node; and routing a call to the destination voicemail account based upon the address. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a first node; a second node coupled to the first node; wherein the second node is operative to send a request message to the first node, the request message including a subscriber telephone number and a redirecting number of a telephone redirecting device; and wherein the first node is operative to send a response message to the second node based on an evaluation of the redirecting number and a second redirecting number of a second telephone redirecting device, the response message including a field to identify a number associated with a voicemail account, wherein the voicemail account is one of a plurality of voicemail accounts associated with a user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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