METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS OF VOICE MAIL MESSAGES
First Claim
1. A method for providing an access of a voice mail message in a communication network, comprising:
- receiving the voice mail message at a voice mailbox for a subscriber from a calling party;
recording the voice mail message from the calling party into the voice mailbox of the subscriber;
associating the voice mail message with a voice mailbox access phone number, where the voice mailbox access phone number is selected from a pool of unassigned voice mailbox access phone numbers; and
sending, by a processor, a message notification to an endpoint device of the subscriber, the message notification containing the voice mailbox access phone number, where the voice mailbox access phone number is for accessing the voice mail message such that the voice mail message is directly accessible when the voice mail box access phone number is dialed.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for allowing a telephone service subscriber to receive an email notification, e.g., a SMS notification, at an endpoint device that a new voice mail message has been received. The SMS notification comprises a voice mailbox access phone number, selected from a pool of unassigned access phone numbers, which can be used to provide direct access to the new voice mail message in the telephone service subscriber'"'"'s voice mailbox. Thus, a different voice mailbox access phone number is sent in each SMS notification to the telephone service subscriber for each new voice mail message, thereby providing direct access to specific voice mail messages via different voice mailbox access phone numbers.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing an access of a voice mail message in a communication network, comprising:
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receiving the voice mail message at a voice mailbox for a subscriber from a calling party; recording the voice mail message from the calling party into the voice mailbox of the subscriber; associating the voice mail message with a voice mailbox access phone number, where the voice mailbox access phone number is selected from a pool of unassigned voice mailbox access phone numbers; and sending, by a processor, a message notification to an endpoint device of the subscriber, the message notification containing the voice mailbox access phone number, where the voice mailbox access phone number is for accessing the voice mail message such that the voice mail message is directly accessible when the voice mail box access phone number is dialed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A tangible computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing a random access of a voice mail message in a communication network, the operations comprising:
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receiving the voice mail message at a voice mailbox for a subscriber from a calling party; recording the voice mail message from the calling party into the voice mailbox of the subscriber; associating the voice mail message with a voice mailbox access phone number, where the voice mailbox access phone number is selected from a pool of unassigned voice mailbox access phone numbers; and sending a message notification to an endpoint device of the subscriber, the message notification containing the voice mailbox access phone number, where the voice mailbox access phone number is for accessing the voice mail message such that the voice mail message is directly accessible when the voice mail box access phone number is dialed. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for providing a random access of a voice mail message in a communication network, comprising:
a server comprising a processor and a computer-readable medium in communication with the processor, the computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising; receiving the voice mail message at a voice mailbox for a subscriber from a calling party; recording the voice mail message from the calling party into the voice mailbox of the subscriber; associating the voice mail message with a voice mailbox access phone number, where the voice mailbox access phone number is selected from a pool of unassigned voice mailbox access phone numbers; and sending a message notification to an endpoint device of the subscriber, the message notification containing the voice mailbox access phone number, where the voice mailbox access phone number is for accessing the voice mail message such that the voice mail message is directly accessible when the voice mail box access phone number is dialed. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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