Methods and systems for enabling return to same position in a review of messages in a voice mail system using tag or identifier stored in the voice mail system

• US 8,111,816 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2008
• Issued: 02/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Adamczyk, Maria, Brand, Joel, Braudes, Robert E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan, Joseph T
• Application Number:
  US12/026,335
• Publication Number:
  US 20080187113A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,463 Days
• Field of Search: 379/88.23, 379/69
• US Class Current: 379/88.23
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/5227 Inductive arrangements or effects of, or between, wiring layers other inductive arrangements H01L23/645
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0002 Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/12 intelligent networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53333 Message receiving aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53341 Message reply
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 Provisions for intelligent networking

Abstract

Methods and systems for enabling a subscriber to interrupt a review of messages in a voice mail system (VMS), to make a call or take some other action, and to return to the same position as occupied at the time of interruption in the review of messages in the VMS. In response to an indication from the subscriber'"'"'s communication to leave the review, an identifier is created to mark the position of the subscriber'"'"'s communication in the review. The identifier is stored in the VMS. The VMS transmits a release message with respect to the subscriber'"'"'s communication, the message including a copy of the identifier. The message may be a GR-1120 message including a remote operations (RO) parameter with the copy of the identifier. In response to the release message, a service control point (SCP) stores the copy of the identifier and causes whatever action is indicated in the message to be taken with respect to the subscriber'"'"'s communication. In response to the receipt of the release message from a network element other than the VMS, the SCP routes the subscriber'"'"'s communication including the copy of the identifier to the VMS. The VMS uses the copy of the identifier with the identifier to place the subscriber'"'"'s communication in the same position occupied previously in the review.

Claims

1. A tangible non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:

a processor; and

a memory component, configured to store logic configured to;

receive at least one recorded messages, at a voice mail server;

receive a subscriber communication to review the at least one recorded messages;

receive a subscriber indication to leave a review of recorded messages in the voice mail server;

create an identifier to mark a position of the subscriber communication in the review of recorded messages in the voice mail server,

wherein creating the identifier to mark the position of the subscriber communication includes, in response to receiving the indication from the subscriber communication to leave the review, providing a message indicating a release of the subscriber'"'"'s communication,

wherein the message includes a remote operations parameter including a copy of the identifier and wherein the message comprises a GR-1129 message comprising the remote operations parameter including the copy of the identifier; and

in response to receiving a notice indicating the subscriber communication is to rejoin the review of recorded messages in the voice mail server, using the identifier to place the subscriber communication in the position in the review of recorded messages in the voice mail server,

wherein a subscriber may interrupt the review of messages in the voice mail server to initiate a new communication and then return to the position in the review of recorded messages in the voice mail server.

2. The computer readable medium of claim 1, the memory component further comprising logic configured to:

receive the notice,

wherein the notice includes the copy of the identifier, and

wherein using the identifier to place the subscriber communication in the position in the review of recorded messages includes using the copy of the identifier to place the subscriber communication in the position in the review of recorded messages.

3. The tangible non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, the memory component further comprising logic configured to transmit the identifier after creating the identifier.

4. The tangible non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the received notice is generated by a non-terminating network element.