Personal communication device voice mail notification apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A communication system comprising:
- at least one mobile communication device having a message indicator device;
a voice mail messaging center, said voice mail messaging center having a voice mailbox associated with said at least one mobile communication device, wherein said voice mailbox has a predetermined capacity to store voice messages, wherein said voice mail messaging center directs a call for said at least one mobile communication device to said voice mailbox associated with said at least one mobile communication device for recording a message when said mobile communication device is unable to receive said call, said voice mail messaging center further havingmeans for minimizing communication traffic between said communication device and said voice mail messaging center, wherein said minimizing communication traffic means includesfirst means for sending a first message indicator to said mobile communication device when a voice mail message is recorded and said voice mailbox contained no messages before said voice mail message was recorded,second means for sending a second message indicator to said mobile communication device when said voice mailbox contains said predetermined capacity of voice mail messages, andthird means for sending a third message indicator to said mobile communication device when said voice mailbox becomes empty,wherein said indicator device of said mobile communication device provides a first indication in response to said first message indicator, a second indication in response to said second message indicator, and a third indication in response to said third message indicator.
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Abstract
A communication system includes at least one mobile communication device having a message indicator device, and a voice mail messaging center. The voice mail messaging center includes a voice mailbox associated with the at least one mobile communication device. The voice mail messaging center directs a call to the voice mailbox associated with the at least one mobile communication device for recording a message when the mobile communication device is unable to receive the call. The voice mail messaging center optimizes communication from the messaging center to the mobile communication device by sending a first message indicator to the mobile communication device when a voice mail message is recorded and the voice mailbox previously contained no messages, a second message indicator when the voice mailbox is full, and a third message indicator when the voice mailbox becomes empty. The indicator device of the mobile communication device provides a first indication in response to the first message indicator, a second indication in response to the second message indicator, and a third indication in response to the third message indicator.
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27 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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at least one mobile communication device having a message indicator device; a voice mail messaging center, said voice mail messaging center having a voice mailbox associated with said at least one mobile communication device, wherein said voice mailbox has a predetermined capacity to store voice messages, wherein said voice mail messaging center directs a call for said at least one mobile communication device to said voice mailbox associated with said at least one mobile communication device for recording a message when said mobile communication device is unable to receive said call, said voice mail messaging center further having means for minimizing communication traffic between said communication device and said voice mail messaging center, wherein said minimizing communication traffic means includes first means for sending a first message indicator to said mobile communication device when a voice mail message is recorded and said voice mailbox contained no messages before said voice mail message was recorded, second means for sending a second message indicator to said mobile communication device when said voice mailbox contains said predetermined capacity of voice mail messages, and third means for sending a third message indicator to said mobile communication device when said voice mailbox becomes empty, wherein said indicator device of said mobile communication device provides a first indication in response to said first message indicator, a second indication in response to said second message indicator, and a third indication in response to said third message indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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19. A method of optimizing communication traffic from a voice mail messaging center to a mobile communication device for indicating a status of a voice mailbox of said voice mail messaging center to said mobile communication device, said method comprising said steps of:
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sending a first indication to said mobile communication device from said voice mail messaging center when said contents of said voice mailbox changes from having no messages to having a new message; sending a second indication to said mobile communication device from said voice mail messaging center when said voice mailbox becomes full; sending a third indication to said mobile communication device from said voice mail messaging center when said voice mailbox becomes empty; generating a first message indication at said mobile communication device in response to said first indication; generating a second message indication at said mobile communication device in response to said second indication; and generating a third message indication at said mobile communication device in response to said third indication. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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