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Visual voice mailbox

  • US 8,422,997 B1
  • Filed: 11/06/2008
  • Issued: 04/16/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. One or more non-transitory, computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method for facilitating playback of voicemails using a mobile device having a display, the method comprising:

  • receiving a plurality of voicemail alerts from a voicemail server located in a wireless telecommunications environment, wherein each voicemail alert has accompanying information including at least a sender telephone number and a date of receipt;

    using the information to associate a collection of the plurality of voicemail alerts with a known sender, wherein the known sender has at least one known telephone number associated with the known sender;

    presenting on the display, representations of at least a portion of the collection of voicemail alerts in accordance with the known sender, thereby enabling a selection to be made to initiate voicemail playback;

    receiving user input indicating that voicemails associated with a selection of the portion of the collection of voicemail alerts are to be played, wherein each of the voicemails corresponds to a particular voicemail alert, and wherein the voicemails are stored on the voicemail server;

    receiving user input indicating a desired order in which to play the voicemails associated with a selection of the portion of the collection of voicemail alerts;

    forwarding a request to the voicemail server to automatically play the voicemails associated with the selection such that each voicemail is played back consecutively in the desired order and without user intervention and wherein the information not already indicated by the selection of the portion of the collection is audibly announced before playing each voicemail.

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