Method of voice mail notification for cellular telephone systems
First Claim
1. A method of notifying users of mobile radiotelephones in a cellular telephone system of existing voice mail addressed to them,comprising the steps of:
- storing an incoming message in a message recording medium;
initiating a notification process in response to the incoming message by setting a flag in a data base describing the features that the user has subscribed to;
responding to the set flag upon the occurrence of a subsequent call involving the user'"'"'s mobile radiotelephone to issue an audible notification of a voice message existing in a voice mail box of the user.
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Abstract
A voice mail notification arrangement provides an audible notification to a mobile radiotelephone subscriber that one or more incoming calls have been redirected to the subscriber'"'"'s mailbox.
An unanswered incoming call is directed to the voice mail system which stores the calling party'"'"'s voice message. A flag is set in a feature data base which includes this feature for the called subscriber. When the subscriber subsequently originates a call from their cellular mobile radiotelephone, or answers any incoming call, an audible notification (e.g., a burst of special tone) is provided, via the speaker of the mobile radiotelephone handset, to alert the subscriber at the outset of an active call that there are one or more voice messages in his/her voice mailbox. The flag is cleared when the voice messages are retrieved or upon the first call originated by the mobile subscriber, depending upon the mode of operation active in the subscriber'"'"'s system.
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1. A method of notifying users of mobile radiotelephones in a cellular telephone system of existing voice mail addressed to them,
comprising the steps of: -
storing an incoming message in a message recording medium; initiating a notification process in response to the incoming message by setting a flag in a data base describing the features that the user has subscribed to; responding to the set flag upon the occurrence of a subsequent call involving the user'"'"'s mobile radiotelephone to issue an audible notification of a voice message existing in a voice mail box of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of providing an audible notification to the user of a mobile radiotelephone in a cellular telephone system to alert the user of at least one existing voice message in a message recording system;
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comprising the steps of; responding to a receipt of voice mail in a voice mailbox system by generating a notification that is addressed to the user of a mobile radiotelephone by determining if the mobile radiotelephone subscriber is subscribed to a voice mail notification system; upon determination of a subscriber subscription to voice mail notification service determining if a caller has left a message on the voice message service recording medium; upon determination of a recorded voice message setting a flag in a data base dedicated to defining subscriber features that are subscribed to; issuing an audible voice mail notification tone upon the next use of the mobile radiotelephone; and resetting the flag when the voice mail message has been retrieved. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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