IP handset-based voice mail notification
First Claim
1. A method for providing voicemail notification comprising:
- recording a voicemail message at an IP telephone;
reviewing on the IP telephone voicemail notification preferences set by a user of the IP telephone;
preparing on the IP telephone a notification of the voicemail based on the voicemail notification preferences, wherein the notification includes one or more attributes of the voicemail message and wherein the one or more attributes of the voicemail message comprise a size of the voicemail message; and
sending from the IP telephone the notification to at least one of an instant messaging client and a short message service client.
5 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system and method that notifies the receipt of a voicemail message at an IP telephone using one or more of instant messaging and short message service. A preferred embodiment of the invention provides an IP telephone that prepares a notification regarding the receipt of a voicemail message. In one embodiment, the IP telephone queries the availability of an instant messaging client via an instant messaging presence server, and forwards the notification to the instant messaging presence server if the instant messaging client is available. In another embodiment, the IP telephone sends the notification to a short message service client via a short message service gateway. In still another embodiment, the IP telephone sends the notification to both instant messaging client and short message service clients.
-
Citations
15 Claims
-
1. A method for providing voicemail notification comprising:
-
recording a voicemail message at an IP telephone;
reviewing on the IP telephone voicemail notification preferences set by a user of the IP telephone;
preparing on the IP telephone a notification of the voicemail based on the voicemail notification preferences, wherein the notification includes one or more attributes of the voicemail message and wherein the one or more attributes of the voicemail message comprise a size of the voicemail message; and
sending from the IP telephone the notification to at least one of an instant messaging client and a short message service client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. A system providing for voicemail notification comprising:
-
an IP telephone, wherein the IP telephone is adapted to record a voicemail message, wherein the IP telephone is configured to prepare a notification of the voicemail message, wherein the notification includes one or more attributes of the voicemail message, and wherein the one or more attributes of the voicemail message comprise a size of the voicemail message; and
a client in communication with the IP telephone, wherein the client is adapted to receive the notification from the IP telephone, wherein the client is one of a short message service client and an instant messaging client. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
Specification