Voice mail server, mobile station and method for voice mail message transmission

• US 7,149,501 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2000
• Issued: 12/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: OL Security LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Haumont, Serge, Kari, Hannu, Kanerva, Mikko
• Primary Examiner(s): Trost, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ewart, James D.
• Application Number:
  US09/751,036
• Publication Number:
  US 20010019951A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,175 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/413, 455/414.4, 455/466, 379 85- 87, 379 8811- 8815, 379/88.22, 379/88.23, 379/88.25, 379/88.18, 379/67.1
• US Class Current: 455/413
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/10 with dictation recording and playback systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/253 where a visual mode is used instead of a voice mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/256 comprising a service specific user interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53333 Message receiving aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

Within a cellular network, an incoming voice mail message is received at a voice mail server (20), adapted into a format suitable for transmission by a network connection which does not meet a delay requirement for delay sensitive information, dispatched to a mobile station (30), and received, readapted and stored thereat within a storing means (35). Adaptation, transmission, reception and readaptation conform to standards such as the GPRS and the UMTS. The voice mail message is dispatched directly to the mobile station (30) via an IP address of an ISDN address thereof. In this manner, instead of dispatching a message via the SMS, the sending of an adapted voice mail message directly to a mobile station (30) and storing it thereat makes it possible to avoid that a user has to poll a service center by calling in order to have the message delivered.

Claims

1. Voice mail server, comprising a reception device configured to receive an incoming voice mail message;

an adaption device configured to adapt the voice mail message into a format suitable for transmission by a network channel that does not meet a delay requirement for delay-sensitive information; and

a transmission device configured to directly dispatch the adapted voice mail message to a mobile station after receiving the incoming voice mail message and adapting the voice mail message,

wherein the adaption device includes a packetisation device configured to packetise the voice mail message into data packets suitable for packet-switched transmission,

wherein the voice mail server comprises a single unit, and

wherein the voice mail server is configured to redispatch the voice mail message in a predefined manner if the addressed mobile station is unable to receive the message, said predefined manner including the repeated redispatchment of the voice mail message on a regular or configurable basis for a predetermined period of time.

2. Voice mail server according to claim 1, wherein the voice mail server is configured to adapt and transmit the voice mail message conforming to GPRS or UNTS standards.

3. Voice mail server according to claim 1, wherein the voice mail server is configured to dispatch the voice mail message to an IP or ISDN address of said mobile station.

4. Voice mail server according to claim 1, wherein the voice mail server—

is configured to queue the voice mail message into a store-and-forward service, if the addressed mobile station is unable to receive the message, and to inform the mobile station of the stored message when the mobile station—

becomes reachable again.

5. Voice mail server according to claim 1, wherein the voice mail server—

is configured to queue the voice mail message into a store-and-forward service, if the addressed mobile station—

is unable to receive the message, and to dispatch the stored message to the mobile station—

when the mobile station becomes reachable again.

6. Voice mail server according to claim 1, wherein the voice mail server—

is configured to dispatch the stored message when the mobile station—

asks for messages or for a certain message.

7. Voice mail server according to claim 1, wherein, if it is found that a memory of the mobile station is unable to store all voice mail messages waiting at the voice mail server—

at one time, or if it is found that the voice mail message exceeds a predefined size, the voice mail server—

is configured to dispatch another message to the mobile station—

indicating that further voice mail messages or a remainder of said large voice mail message are still waiting to be dispatched.

8. Voice mail server according to claim 7, wherein the voice mail server—

is configured to dispatch a list of a plurality of stored messages to the mobile station.

9. Voice mail server according to claim 1, wherein the voice mail server—

is configured to transmit a special message to the mobile station—

if a voice mail message is not dispatchable within a predetermined period of time.

10. Voice mail server, comprising:

a receiving means for receiving an incoming voice mail message;

an adapting means for adapting the voice mail message into a format suitable for transmission by a network channel that does not meet a delay requirement for delay-sensitive information; and

a transmission means for directly dispatching the adapted voice mail message to a mobile station after receiving the incoming voice mail message and adapting the voice mail message,

wherein the adapting means includes a packetising means for packetising the voice mail message into data packets suitable for packet-switched transmission, and wherein the voice mail server comprises a single unit,

wherein the voice mail server is configured to redispatch the voice mail message in a predefined manner if the addressed mobile station is unable to receive the message, said predefined manner including the repeated redispatchment of the voice mail message on a regular or configurable basis for a predetermined period of time.

11. A method, comprising receiving an incoming voice mail message;

adapting the voice mail message into a format suitable for transmission by a network channel that does not meet a delay requirement for delay-sensitive information; and

directly dispatching the adapted voice mail message to a mobile station after receiving the incoming voice mail message and adapting the voice mail message,

wherein the adapting includes packetising the voice mail message into data packets suitable for packet-switched transmission, and wherein the voice mail server comprises a single unit,

further comprising redispatching the voice mail message in a predefined manner if the addressed mobile station is unable to receive the message, said predefined manner including the repeated redispatchment of the voice mail message on a regular or configurable basis for a predetermined period of time.