Telephone system integrated text based communication processes to enhance access for TDD and/or TTY devices
First Claim
1. A process of answering a TTY call from a calling party to a called party via a private branch exchange, a text server, and a voice mail system, said private branch exchange, said text server, and said voice mail system in communication with each other, comprising:
- (a) receiving said TTY call in a port adapted to receive said TTY call, said port in communication with said private branch exchange;
(b) requesting identification information be provided to identify said called party by said text server;
(c) checking a first database of parties having access to said port via said text server and said private branch exchange with said identification information to determine whether said called party is in said first database and has access to said port by said text server;
(d) if said called party is in said first database, then(d1) prompting with a text greeting said calling party to leave a first message;
(d2) leaving said first message by said calling party;
(d3) storing said first message on a text server memory accessible by said text server;
(d4) connecting said text server to said voice mail system; and
(d5) sending a second message to said voice mail system to notify said called party that said TTY call was received;
(e) if said called party is not in said first database, then checking a second database of parties having access to said voice mail system with said identification information to determine whether said called party is in said second database; and
(f) if said called party is in said second database, then(f1) prompting with said text greeting said calling party to leave said first message;
(f2) leaving said first message by said calling party;
(f3) storing said first message on said text server memory accessible by said text server;
(f4) connecting said text server to said voice mail system; and
(f5) sending said second message to said voice mail system to notify said called party that said TTY call was received.
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Abstract
A process of handling a TTY call from a calling party to a called party receives a TTY call to the called party; checks a database of at least one party capable of receiving the TTY call from the called party to determine whether the called party is able to receive the TTy call; and if the called party is in the database, then prompts the calling party to leave a message; receives the message; stores the message; and notifies the called party that the calling party has left the message. In addition, the process may also check a second database of at least one party capable of receiving the TTY call from the called party and if the called party is in the database, then prompt the calling party to leave a second message; receive the second message; store the second message; and notify the called party that the calling party has left the second message. The database contains parties having access to a text server and wherein the second database contains parties having access to a voice mail system, the voice mail system capable of handling the TTY call.
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27 Claims
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1. A process of answering a TTY call from a calling party to a called party via a private branch exchange, a text server, and a voice mail system, said private branch exchange, said text server, and said voice mail system in communication with each other, comprising:
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(a) receiving said TTY call in a port adapted to receive said TTY call, said port in communication with said private branch exchange; (b) requesting identification information be provided to identify said called party by said text server; (c) checking a first database of parties having access to said port via said text server and said private branch exchange with said identification information to determine whether said called party is in said first database and has access to said port by said text server; (d) if said called party is in said first database, then (d1) prompting with a text greeting said calling party to leave a first message; (d2) leaving said first message by said calling party; (d3) storing said first message on a text server memory accessible by said text server; (d4) connecting said text server to said voice mail system; and (d5) sending a second message to said voice mail system to notify said called party that said TTY call was received; (e) if said called party is not in said first database, then checking a second database of parties having access to said voice mail system with said identification information to determine whether said called party is in said second database; and (f) if said called party is in said second database, then (f1) prompting with said text greeting said calling party to leave said first message; (f2) leaving said first message by said calling party; (f3) storing said first message on said text server memory accessible by said text server; (f4) connecting said text server to said voice mail system; and (f5) sending said second message to said voice mail system to notify said called party that said TTY call was received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A process of answering a TTY call from a calling party to a called party via a private branch exchange, a text server, and a voice mail system, said private branch exchange, said text server, and said voice mail system in communication with one another, comprising:
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(a) accepting said TTY call from said calling party; (b) determining whether said TTY call comforms to Q TTY format; (c) automatically prompting said calling party initiating said TTY call with an option to leave a first message; (d) if said option is selected, (d1) prompting with a text greeting said calling party to leave a first message; (d2) checking a first database of individuals having access to said private branch exchange to determine whether said called party is in said first database and (d3) if said called party is in said first database, then storing said first message to said called party in a memory accessible by said text server, said called pay having access to said text server, and sending a second message to said voice mail system from said text server to notify said called party that said TTY call has been received, said called party having access to said voice mail system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A process of handling a TTY call from a calling party to a called party via a private branch exchange, a text server, and a voice mail system, said private branch exchange, said text server, and said voice mail system in communication with one another, comprising:
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(a) receiving said TTY call to said called party by said private branch exchange; (b) checking a database by said text server of at least one party capable of receiving said TTY call from said calling party to determine whether said called party is able to receive said TTY call; and (c) if said called party is in said database, then (c1) prompting with a text greeting said calling party to leave a message in a TTY format; (c2) receiving said message in said TTY format; (c3) storing said message; and (c4) generating an indication by said text server that notifies said called party that said calling party has left said message via said voice mail system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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