Messaging advise in presence-aware networks
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1. A method, comprising:
- (a) receiving an invitation from a contacting party'"'"'s communication device;
(b) responding to the invitation with session parameters for both an audio session and graphical user interface-based audio session and a Universal Resource Locator (URL);
(c) establishing an audio session between a messaging system and the contacting party'"'"'s communication device; and
(d) if a request directed to the URL is received, modifying the audio session to become an audio channel for a graphical user interface-based session.
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Abstract
A presence aware communications system, comprising a messaging system configured to perform at least one of the following operations:
- (a) provide a subscriber'"'"'s communication device with information regarding an incoming contact during a messaging session between the subscriber'"'"'s communication device and the messaging system;
- (b) provide the subscriber'"'"'s communication device with a text message containing information regarding one or more messages when a notification is received that the subscriber'"'"'s communication device is available;
- (c) provide the subscriber'"'"'s communication device with a text message relating to a voice message from a different first party received by the messaging system;
- (d) in response to the subscriber'"'"'s communication device requesting a connection with at least one of an inputted telephone number and address, provide the subscriber'"'"'s communication device with a notification respecting at least one eligible message from a second party associated with the at least one of an inputted telephone number and address;
- (e) while a contact between the subscriber and a different third party is in progress, provide the subscriber'"'"'s communication device with information respecting the at least one eligible message from the third party;
- (f) transform an audio messaging session between the messaging system and the communication device of a contacting party into a graphical user interface-based audio session; and
- (g) transform the audio messaging session into a session having a video channel or both audio and video channels.
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59 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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(a) receiving an invitation from a contacting party'"'"'s communication device; (b) responding to the invitation with session parameters for both an audio session and graphical user interface-based audio session and a Universal Resource Locator (URL); (c) establishing an audio session between a messaging system and the contacting party'"'"'s communication device; and (d) if a request directed to the URL is received, modifying the audio session to become an audio channel for a graphical user interface-based session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system, comprising:
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a presence aware communications system configured to transform an audio messaging session between a messaging system and a contacting party'"'"'s communication device into a graphical user interface-based audio session, wherein audio information transmitted over an audio channel in the graphical user interface-based audio session is related to video information transmitted over a video channel in the graphical user interface-based audio session and wherein the audio and video information are provided to the contacting party'"'"'s communication device concurrently, wherein the transformation is performed by the following operations; (a1) receive an invitation from the contacting party'"'"'s communication device; (a2) respond to the invitation with session parameters for both an audio session and graphical user interface-based audio session and a Universal Resource Locator (URL); (a3) establish an audio session between the messaging system and the contacting party'"'"'s communication device; and (a4) if a request directed to the URL is received, modify the audio session to become an audio channel for the graphical user interface-based audio session. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a presence aware communications system configured to transform, without disconnection of an established audio messaging session between a contacting party'"'"'s communication device and a messaging system, the audio messaging session into a session having both audio and video channels to provide, collectively, simultaneously, and via the contacting party'"'"'s communication device, audio and video information to the contacting party by performing the following operations; (a1) receive an invitation from the contacting party'"'"'s communication device; (a2) respond to the invitation with session parameters for both an audio session and graphical user interface-based audio session and a Universal Resource Locator (URL); (a3) establish an audio session between the messaging system and the contacting party'"'"'s communication device; and (a4) if a request directed to the URL is received, modify the audio session to become an audio channel for the graphical user interface-based audio session. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A presence aware messaging system, comprising:
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a processor in a messaging system operable to transform an audio messaging session between a messaging system and a contacting party'"'"'s communication device into a graphical user interface-based audio session, wherein audio information transmitted over an audio channel in the graphical user interface-based audio session is related to video information transmitted over a video channel in the graphical user interface-based audio session and wherein the audio and video information are provided to the contacting party'"'"'s communication device concurrently, wherein, to effect the transformation, the processor performs the following operations; (a1) receive an invitation from the contacting party'"'"'s communication device; (a2) respond to the invitation with session parameters for both an audio session and graphical user interface-based audio session and a Universal Resource Locator (URL); (a3) establish an audio session between the messaging system and the contacting party'"'"'s communication device; and (a4) if a request directed to the URL is received, modify the audio session to become an audio channel for the graphical user interface-based audio session. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A presence aware messaging system, comprising:
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a processor of a messaging system operable to transform, without disconnection of an audio messaging session between a contacting party'"'"'s communication device and a messaging system the audio messaging session into a session having a video channel or both audio and video channels to provide to the contacting party, simultaneously and via the contacting party'"'"'s communication device, audio and video information, wherein, to effect the transformation, the processor; (a1) receives an invitation from the contacting party'"'"'s communication device; (a2) responds to the invitation with session parameters for both an audio session and graphical user interface-based audio session and a Universal Resource Locator (URL); (a3) establishes an audio session between the messaging system and the contacting party'"'"'s communication device; and (a4) if a request directed to the URL is received, modifies the audio session to become an audio channel for the graphical user interface-based audio session. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a presence aware communications system configured to transform an established audio-only messaging session over a first audio channel between a contacting party'"'"'s communication device and a messaging system into a video-enabled session having not only the first audio channel but also a second video channel to provide audio and video information to the contacting party, wherein; the transformation is performed by the contacting party'"'"'s communication device sending a request to a Universal Resource Locator or URL received from the presence aware communications system and without disconnection of the established audio-only messaging session, the first audio channel is separate from the second video channel, the audio and video information relates to at least one of a state and capability of a mailbox of a subscriber of the messaging system, the audio and video information are provided to the contacting party'"'"'s communication device concurrently, and audio information transmitted over the first audio channel in the video-enabled session is related to video information transmitted over the second video channel. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method, comprising:
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(a) providing a messaging system; and (b) transforming, in response to a contacting party'"'"'s communication device sending a request directed to a Universal Resource Locator or URL received from the messaging system, an established audio messaging session on a first audio channel between the messaging system and the contacting party'"'"'s communication device into a graphical user interface-based audio session involving both the first audio channel and a second video channel, the second video channel transmitting video information from the messaging system to the communication device; wherein; audio information transmitted over the first audio channel in the graphical user interface-based audio session is related to video information transmitted over the second video channel in the graphical user interface-based audio session, the audio and video information relates to at least one of a state and capability of a mailbox of a subscriber of the messaging system, the audio and video information are provided to the contacting party'"'"'s communication device concurrently; and the transformation is made without disconnection of the first audio channel. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59)
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