Messaging advise in presence-aware networks
First Claim
1. A method for providing a subscriber with information regarding one or more eligible messages, comprising:
- receiving, at a presence server, at least one of an address and telephone number associated with a communication device of a party to be contacted by a subscriber that has subscribed to the presence server;
providing, from the presence server, the at least one of an address and telephone number to a messaging system;
receiving, at the presence server, a response from the messaging system; and
when the response indicates that at least one eligible message exists from the party to be contacted, notifying the subscriber of the at least one eligible message before the contact is made with the party to be contacted'"'"'s communication device, transmitting, to the messaging system, a request for a current contact folder whose contents includes a set of messaging identified as eligible by the messaging system, and receiving, from the messaging system, the current contact folder contents; and
when the response indicates that no eligible message exists from the party to be contacted'"'"'s communication device, permitting the contact to be made with the party to be contacted'"'"'s communication device.
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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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19 Claims
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1. A method for providing a subscriber with information regarding one or more eligible messages, comprising:
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receiving, at a presence server, at least one of an address and telephone number associated with a communication device of a party to be contacted by a subscriber that has subscribed to the presence server; providing, from the presence server, the at least one of an address and telephone number to a messaging system; receiving, at the presence server, a response from the messaging system; and when the response indicates that at least one eligible message exists from the party to be contacted, notifying the subscriber of the at least one eligible message before the contact is made with the party to be contacted'"'"'s communication device, transmitting, to the messaging system, a request for a current contact folder whose contents includes a set of messaging identified as eligible by the messaging system, and receiving, from the messaging system, the current contact folder contents; and when the response indicates that no eligible message exists from the party to be contacted'"'"'s communication device, permitting the contact to be made with the party to be contacted'"'"'s communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 14. A presence server configured to receive at least one of an address and telephone number associated with a communication device of a party to be contacted by a subscriber that has subscribed to the presence server, provide the at least one of an address and telephone number to a messaging system, receive a response from the messaging system, determine that the response indicates that at least one eligible message exists from the party to be contacted, and, based on determining that the response indicates that at least one eligible message exists from the party to be contacted, notify the subscriber of the at least one eligible message before the contact is made with the party to be contacted'"'"'s communication device transmit, to the messaging system, a request for a current contact folder whose contents includes a set of messages identified as eligible by the messaging system, and receive, from the messaging system, the current contact fold contents.
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