Telecommunication messaging through a social networking service
First Claim
1. A telecommunication messaging system comprising:
- a control system operable to receive telecommunication messages from a telecommunication network that are addressed by users to a directory number assigned to a phone, wherein the phone is operated by a member of a web-based social networking service and the telecommunication messages are received at the phone from multiple other phones, the control system further operable to collect the telecommunication messages for the phone received via the telecommunication network; and
a user interface operable to provide a telecommunication messaging page to display the collected telecommunication messages to the member as part of a website for the social networking service, to distinguish telecommunication messages addressed to the directory number that involve other members of the social networking service from telecommunication messages addressed to the directory number that do not involve other members of the social networking service based on input from the control system, and to highlight the telecommunication messages that involve other members in the telecommunication messaging page.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for displaying telecommunication messages through a social networking service. One embodiment includes a telecommunication messaging system that is implemented with a social networking service. The telecom messaging system receives telecommunication messages from a telecommunication network that are associated with a directory number assigned to a phone. The phone is operated by a member of a web-based social networking service. The telecom messaging system provides a telecommunication messaging page to display the telecommunication messages to the member as part of a website for the social networking service. Thus, the member is able to view telecom messages, such as voicemail messages, text messages, call logs, etc., through the social networking service.
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20 Claims
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1. A telecommunication messaging system comprising:
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a control system operable to receive telecommunication messages from a telecommunication network that are addressed by users to a directory number assigned to a phone, wherein the phone is operated by a member of a web-based social networking service and the telecommunication messages are received at the phone from multiple other phones, the control system further operable to collect the telecommunication messages for the phone received via the telecommunication network; and a user interface operable to provide a telecommunication messaging page to display the collected telecommunication messages to the member as part of a website for the social networking service, to distinguish telecommunication messages addressed to the directory number that involve other members of the social networking service from telecommunication messages addressed to the directory number that do not involve other members of the social networking service based on input from the control system, and to highlight the telecommunication messages that involve other members in the telecommunication messaging page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving telecommunication messages addressed by users to a directory number assigned to a phone, wherein the phone is operated by a member of a web-based social networking service and the telecommunication messages are received at the phone from multiple other phones; collecting the telecommunication messages for the phone received via the telecommunication network; providing a telecommunication messaging page to display the telecommunication messages to the member as part of a website for the social networking service; distinguishing telecommunication messages addressed to the directory number that involve other members of the social networking service from telecommunication messages addressed to the directory number that do not involve other members of the social networking service; and highlighting the telecommunication messages that involve other members in the telecommunication messaging page. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A network element comprising:
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a control system operable to manage telecommunication messages addressed by users to a directory number assigned to a phone, wherein the phone is operated by a member of a web-based social networking service and the telecommunication messages are received at the phone from multiple other phones, the control system further operable to collect the telecommunication messages for the phone received via the telecommunication network, to determine whether the telecommunication message involves a member of a web-based social networking service, and to generate a copy of the telecommunication message if the telecommunication message involves a member of a web-based social networking service; and a network interface operable to send the copy of the telecommunication message to a telecommunication messaging system that is adapted to display the copy of the telecommunication message through a website for the social networking service, adapted to distinguish telecommunication messages addressed to the directory number that involve other members of the social networking service from telecommunication messages addressed to the directory number that do not involve other members of the social networking service, and adapted to highlight the telecommunication messages that involve other members in a telecommunication messaging page of the website.
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