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Method and apparatus for forwarding voicemail

  • US 8,422,646 B2
  • Filed: 09/03/2009
  • Issued: 04/16/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of forwarding voicemail in a system comprising a voicemail server and a recipient communication device comprising a proxy device, the method comprising:

  • determining, at the voicemail server, that a voicemail data stored in a memory device has been classified as urgent, said voicemail data for forwarding to said recipient communication device;

    determining, at the proxy device, availability of the recipient communication device by generating a hypothetical call attempt comprising data associated with the user of the communication device and a context for which availability is being sensed and determining whether the hypothetical call would be presented directly to the user, and generating an availability data;

    transmitting, from the proxy device, the availability data to the voicemail server;

    processing, at the voicemail server, the availability data associated with said recipient communication device; and

    when said availability data is indicative that said recipient communication device is available for receiving calls, said voicemail server providing said voicemail data to said recipient communication device.

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