Method, terminal and voice memory for storing voice messages in a communication network
First Claim
1. A method for storing voice messages in a communication network for potential transmission or retrieval, the method comprising:
- a first terminal sending a signaling message to a first server for initiating a communication with a second terminal;
the first terminal saving a voice message in memory, the voice message being directed to a user of the second terminal;
the user receiving a notification message indicating that the voice message is available to the user; and
the user utilizing at least a portion of retrieval information communicated in the notification message to access the voice message; and
wherein the memory is memory of the first terminal and the method further comprises the first terminal transmitting the voice message to a device of the user in response to the utilization of the at least a portion of retrieval information.
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Abstract
After the input of a subscriber (TLN1) of the first terminal (EG1), a connection to a temporarily available voice memory (SPS) is signalized by the same, and subsequently a voice message (spn) and at least one piece of retrieval information (ai) identifying the second terminal (EG2) is transmitted and stored at that location. Subsequently, the connection is terminated and the second terminal (EG2) is informed of the presence of a retrievable voice message (spn) in the voice memory (SPS) via the voice memory (SPS) by means of the at least one piece of retrieval information (ai), and the voice message (spn) can be retrieved from the second terminal (EG2) by means of the transmitted retrieval information (ai), or is transmitted to the second terminal (EG2) by the voice memory (SPS). In this manner voice messages (spn) can be stored for terminals (EG2) and retrieved by the same, regardless of whether one or no voice memories—such as an answering machine—is associated with these terminals (EG2).
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18 Claims
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1. A method for storing voice messages in a communication network for potential transmission or retrieval, the method comprising:
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a first terminal sending a signaling message to a first server for initiating a communication with a second terminal; the first terminal saving a voice message in memory, the voice message being directed to a user of the second terminal; the user receiving a notification message indicating that the voice message is available to the user; and the user utilizing at least a portion of retrieval information communicated in the notification message to access the voice message; and wherein the memory is memory of the first terminal and the method further comprises the first terminal transmitting the voice message to a device of the user in response to the utilization of the at least a portion of retrieval information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for storing voice messages in a communication network for potential transmission or retrieval, the method comprising:
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a first terminal sending a signaling message to a first server for initiating a communication with a second terminal; the first terminal saving a voice message in memory, the voice message being directed to a user of the second terminal; the user receiving a notification message indicating that the voice message is available to the user; and the user utilizing at least a portion of retrieval information communicated in the notification message to access the voice message; and wherein the memory in which the voice message is saved is memory of the first terminal and the method further comprising the first terminal automatically transmitting the voice message to the second terminal in response to receipt of a message from the second terminal requesting the voice message, at least a portion of the retrieval information being utilized in the message from the second terminal requesting the voice message.
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11. A terminal for storing voice messages in a communication network, comprising:
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a voice message controller; a voice message memory, the voice message memory for storing voice messages, the voice message controller coupled to the voice message memory for controlling and storing voice messages in the voice message memory; the terminal receiving a voice message for a user for storing in the voice message memory, storing the voice message in the voice message memory and sending a notification message to a terminal of the user to identify the stored voice message being available for receipt by the user, the notification message having retrieval information that is usable for receipt of the voice message; the terminal transmitting the stored voice message for the user to the terminal of the user in response to a message from the terminal of the user that utilizes at least a portion of the retrieval information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A communication network comprising:
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a plurality of terminals comprising a first terminal and a second terminal; a first server connected to the terminals; the first terminal sending a signaling message to the first server for initiating a communication with a second terminal; the first terminal saving a voice message in memory of the first terminal, the voice message being directed to a user of the second terminal; the user of the second terminal receiving a notification message indicating that the voice message is available to the user; the voice message being accessed by the user via a communication with the first terminal that utilizes at least a portion of retrieval information communicated in the notification message. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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