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Integrating messaging server directory service with a communication system voice mail message interface

  • US 7,885,275 B2
  • Filed: 01/18/2008
  • Issued: 02/08/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An integrated messaging system comprising:

  • a packet-based data network;

    a text-based groupware application, coupled to the data network, operable to manage text-based messages;

    a messaging communication server (MCS) coupled to the data network and to a communications network, the MCS operable to;

    provide streaming-media-based messaging service, andreceive streaming-media-based messages from the communications network;

    a directory server coupled to the data network, the directory server operable to;

    provide a directory service that stores user data, andstore user data for the groupware application and the MCS; and

    an interface module, executing on a server, coupled to the data network, the interface module operable to couple the groupware application and the directory service to the MCS through the data network by performing one or more of a pulling, retrieving, polling, and pushing operations on the groupware application, directory service, and MCS, the interface module operable to;

    allow the MCS to store information about the streaming-media-based messages, andallow the MCS to deliver the streaming-media-based messages independently of the data network.

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