Voice service system and method of accessing the same

• US 7,920,547 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2004
• Issued: 04/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lim, Sang-Pyo
• Primary Examiner(s): Gauthier; Gerald
• Application Number:
  US11/009,716
• Publication Number:
  US 20050157704A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,304 Days
• Field of Search: 370/352, 370/395, 370/395.2, 379/88.17, 379/207.02, 379/211.02, 379/67.1, 379/114.14, 455/442, 455/419, 709/227
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53 Centralised arrangements for recording incoming messages , i.e. mailbox systems

Abstract

A VoIP-UMS accessed via a private branch exchange or an IP-phone using a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). More particularly, the method has access the VoIP-UMS in which an initial call setup message is sent which includes call information upon accessing the VoIP-UMS for the purpose of using functions, such as voice mail or the like. When a user accesses a voice service system over a network directly from a terminal, the user accesses via an SIP server, or the user accesses via a switching system, the VoIP-UMS can discriminate connected calls easily, and determinate and respond to the calls rapidly because an INVITE message, which is a Session Initiation Protocol message attempting to access the VoIP-UMS, includes an INFO message that is a message on call information.

Claims

1. A method of accessing a voice service system over a network, the method comprising:

upon accessing the voice service system, sending an INVITE message by a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), the INVITE message comprising call information which represents a call type for a current call, the call type indicating an incoming cause of the access to the voice service system;

receiving the INVITE message for the current call; and

providing, by the voice service system, the voice service according to the call type.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein providing the voice service includes:

providing, by the voice service system, a guide announcement to a user according to the call type; and

accessing, by the user, a voice mailbox according to the guide announcement.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the voice mailbox is any one of a user'"'"'s voice mailbox and a called party'"'"'s voice mailbox depending on the call type contained in the INVITE message.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the cause represents at least one of direct call, forward call, message listen, recall, setting, memo, and call record.

5. A method of accessing a voice service system where a subscriber connects to a network via a switching system, the method comprising:

connecting to the switching system by the subscriber;

upon accessing the voice service system, sending an initial call message by the switching system, the initial call message containing an INFO message that represents call information which represents a call type for a currently attempted call, the call type indicating an incoming cause of the access to the voice service system; and

providing, for the currently attempted call, by the voice service system, the voice service according to the call type contained in the initial call message containing the INFO message.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein providing the voice service includes:

providing, by the voice service system, a guide announcement to a user according to the call type; and

connecting, by the user, to a voice mailbox according to the guide announcement.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the voice mailbox is any one of a user'"'"'s voice mailbox and a called party'"'"'s voice mailbox depending on the call type contained in the initial call message.

8. The method according to claim 5, wherein the cause represents at least one of direct call, forward call, message listen, recall, setting, memo, and call record.

9. A method of accessing a voice service system, the method comprising:

upon accessing the voice service system by a terminal, sending an INVITE message by a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), the INVITE message comprising call information which represents a call type for a current call, the call type indicating an incoming cause of the access to the voice service system; and

receiving, from the voice service system, the voice service according to the call type contained in the INVITE message.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein receiving the voice service includes:

receiving, from the voice service system, a guide announcement according to the call type; and

connecting to a voice mailbox according to the guide announcement.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the voice mailbox is any one of a user'"'"'s voice mailbox and a called party'"'"'s voice mailbox depending on the call type contained in the INVITE message.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the cause represents at least one of direct call, forward call, message listen, recall, setting, memo, and call record.

13. A voice service system for providing a voice service over a network, the system comprising:

a switching system having a Session Initiation Protocol module receiving an initial call message from a subscriber, the initial call message comprising an INFO message that represents call information which represents a call type for a currently attempted call, the call type indicating an incoming cause of the access to the voice service system; and

a voice service device having a Session Initiation Protocol module providing, for the currently attempted call, the voice service according to the call type contained in the initial call message transmitted from the switching system.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the initial call message is an INVITE message by a Session Initiation Protocol.

15. The system according to claim 13, wherein the voice service accommodating the voice service system providing a guide announcement to a user according to the call type, and the user connects to the voice mailbox and receives the provided voice service according to the guide announcement.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein the voice mailbox is any one of a user'"'"'s voice mailbox and a called party'"'"'s voice mailbox depending on the call type contained in the initial call message.

17. The system according to claim 13, wherein the cause represents at least one of direct call, forward call, message listen, recall, setting, memo, and call record.

18. A voice service system for providing a voice service over a network, the system comprising:

a receiver for receiving an INVITE message from a terminal accessing the voice service system, the INVITE message comprising call information which represents a call type for a current call, the call type indicating an incoming cause of the access to the voice service system; and

a controller having a Session Initiation Protocol module included therein, the Session Initiation Protocol module providing, for the current call, the voice service according to the call type.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein the voice service is such that the voice service system provides a guide announcement to a user in response to the call type, and the user connects to the voice mailbox and receives the provided voice service according to the guide announcement.

20. The system according to claim 19, wherein the voice mailbox is any one of a user'"'"'s voice mailbox and a called party'"'"'s voice mailbox depending on the call type contained in the INVITE message.

21. The system according to claim 18, wherein the cause represents at least one of direct call, forward call, message listen, recall, setting, memo, and call record.

22. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of accessing a voice service system over a network, comprising:

a stage, upon accessing the voice service system, sending an initial call message, the initial call message including a first message representing call information with which the voice service system provides a currently attempted call with the voice service in accordance, and the call information representing a call type for the currently attempted call, the call type indicating an incoming cause of the access to the voice service system.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 22, wherein the cause represents at least one of direct call, forward call, message listen, recall, setting, memo, and call record.

24. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure, the computer-readable medium comprising:

a first storage stage including a first field containing data representing connecting to the switching system by a subscriber;

a second storage stage including a second field containing data representing upon accessing the voice service system, sending an initial call message by the switching system, the initial call message including a first message representing call information which represents a call type for a currently attempted call, the call type indicating an incoming cause of the access to the voice service system; and

a third storage stage including a third field containing data representing providing, for the currently attempted call, by the voice service system, the voice service according to the call type contained in the initial call message including the first message.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 24, wherein the cause represents at least one of direct call, forward call, message listen, recall, setting, memo, and call record.