Visual Voice Mail Delivery Mechanisms

• US 20150256681A1
• Filed: 05/22/2015
• Published: 09/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shaw, Venson M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,584,666 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/60 Medium conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4545 Message forwarding selective message forwarding in packet switching networks H04L51/214
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53333 Message receiving aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53366 Message disposing or creating aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/537 Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message , whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message

Abstract

Systems and methods for voice mail delivery may include receiving a voicemail by a device of a subscriber, determining if the subscriber is a member of a group of members, and, upon a determination that the subscriber is a member of the group, combining the voice mail message with a second voice mail message received by a member of the group other than the subscriber to generate a combined voice mail message.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a device of a subscriber, a voice mail message;

determining that the subscriber is a first member of a group; and

responsive to determining that the subscriber is the first member of the group, combining the voice mail message with a second voice mail message received by a second member of the group to generate a combined voice mail message, wherein the second member of the group is not the subscriber.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the combined voice mail message to one or more members of the group.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice mail message is converted to a text message and the text message may be amended by one or more members of the group of recipients.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

converting the voice mail message to a text message; and

upon a determination that the subscriber is a member of the group, distributing the text message to remaining members of the group.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the group is part of a social networking group.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to receiving the voice mail message, condensing content of the voice mail message to generate a summary.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

upon a determination that the subscriber is a member of the group, distributing the summary to members of the group.

8. A system comprising:

a processor; and

memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising;

receiving, by a device of a subscriber, a voice mail message;

determining that the subscriber is a first member of a group; and

responsive to determining that the subscriber is the first member of the group, combining the voice mail message with a second voice mail message received by a second member of the group to generate a combined voice mail message, wherein the second member of the group is not the subscriber.

9. The system of claim 8, the operations further comprising providing the combined voice mail message to the group.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the voice mail message is converted to a text message and the text message may be amended by one or more members of the group of recipients.

11. The system of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

converting the voice mail message to a text message; and

upon a determination that the subscriber is a member of the group, distributing the text message to remaining members of the group.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the group is part of a social networking group.

13. The system of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

responsive to receiving the voice mail message, condensing content of the voice mail message to generate a summary.

14. The system of claim 13, the operations further comprising:

upon a determination that the subscriber is a member of the group, distributing the summary to members of the group.

15. A computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

receiving a voice mail message for a subscriber;

determining that the subscriber is a first member of a group; and

responsive to determining that the subscriber is the first member of the group, combining the voice mail message with a second voice mail message received by a second member of the group to generate a combined voice mail message, wherein the second member of the group is not the subscriber.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise providing the combined voice mail message to the group.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the voice mail message is converted to a text message and the text message may be amended by one or more members of the group of recipients.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

converting the voice mail message to a text message; and

upon a determination that the subscriber is a member of the group, distributing the text message to remaining members of the group.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

responsive to receiving the voice mail message, condensing content of the voice mail message to generate a summary.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, the operations further comprising:

upon a determination that the subscriber is a member of the group, distributing the summary to members of the group.