Method and apparatus for voice mail sharing between wired and wireless telephones
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1. A system for providing voice messaging to a wireless device and a landline communication device, the system comprising:
- a voice mailbox;
a mobile switching center interface capable of receiving requests to leave messages in the voice mailbox for the wireless device or the landline communication device, wherein the wireless device may be identified by a first telephone number and the landline device may be identified by a second telephone number, and wherein the mobile switching center interface receives call history information associated with the requests; and
a message waiting indicator coupled to said mobile switching center interface, wherein when a request to leave a message is received at the mobile switching center interface for either the wireless device or the landline communication device, a voice message waiting indication is transmitted to both the wireless device and the landline communication device.
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Abstract
A method and system for sharing voice messaging support includes a voice messaging system coupled to a wireless network and wireline network. A given mailbox in the system can be shared between telephones on multiple ones of the networks in question. Once a message is received at the VMS, a message waiting indicator can be sent to the subscriber over both of the networks to which the subscriber subscribes.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for providing voice messaging to a wireless device and a landline communication device, the system comprising:
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a voice mailbox; a mobile switching center interface capable of receiving requests to leave messages in the voice mailbox for the wireless device or the landline communication device, wherein the wireless device may be identified by a first telephone number and the landline device may be identified by a second telephone number, and wherein the mobile switching center interface receives call history information associated with the requests; and a message waiting indicator coupled to said mobile switching center interface, wherein when a request to leave a message is received at the mobile switching center interface for either the wireless device or the landline communication device, a voice message waiting indication is transmitted to both the wireless device and the landline communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for providing messaging to a plurality of stations, comprising:
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a mailbox that is associated with a wireless device and a landline communication device; a mobile network interface coupled to a first mobile switching center serving said wireless device, said mobile network interface to receive a request through said mobile switching center to leave a message for a landline communication device number, and wherein the mobile network interface is further to receive call history information associated with the requests; and a message waiting indicator coupled to said mobile network interface, wherein the message waiting indicator is to transmit a voice message waiting indication to both the wireless device and the landline communication device when a voice message is received for either the wireless device or the landline communication device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving a message for a wireless device and for a landline communication device through a mobile switching station, said mobile switching station further receiving call history information associated with the message; storing said message for said wireless device and said landline communication device in a telecommunication mailbox, wherein said telecommunication mailbox is associated with said wireless device and said landline communication device; and transmitting a voice message waiting indication to said wireless device and said landline communication device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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a means for receiving a message for a wireless device and for a landline communication device through a mobile switching station, said mobile switching station further receiving call history information associated with the message; a means for storing said message for said wireless device and said landline communication device in a telecommunication mailbox, wherein said telecommunication mailbox is associated with said wireless device and said landline communication device; and a means for transmitting a message waiting indication to said wireless device and said landline communication device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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a mailbox that is associated with a first communication device having a first telephone number and a second communication device having a second telephone number; a mobile network interface to receive a request to leave a message, said mobile network interface further to receive call history information associated with the request; and a message waiting indicator coupled to said mobile network interface, wherein the message waiting indicator transmits a message waiting indication to both the first communication device and the second communication device when a request to leave a message is received at the mobile network interface. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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