System, method and mobile device for remote control of a voice mail system
First Claim
1. A method for processing a voice mail message stored at a unified messaging system using a wireless device configured to communicate over a wireless data channel and a circuit switched wireless voice channel, the method comprising:
- receiving a notification signal at the wireless device via the wireless data channel indicating that the unified messaging system received and stored a voice mail message intended for a user of the wireless device;
transmitting a command signal from the wireless device to the unified messaging system via the wireless data channel, the command signal including a voice mail message retrieval command;
receiving via the circuit switched wireless voice channel a voice call initiated by a voice mail system component of the unified messaging system in response to the voice mail message retrieval command transmitted from the wireless device; and
receiving the voice mail message from the unified messaging system via the circuit switched wireless voice channel.
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Abstract
A unified messaging system, method and user interface is provided for a handheld mobile communication device. The method may include the following steps: (a) receiving a notification signal at the wireless device via the wireless data channel indicating that the unified messaging system received and stored a voice mail message intended for a user of the wireless device; (b) transmitting a command signal from the wireless device to the unified messaging system via the wireless data channel, the command signal including a message retrieval command; (c) receiving via the wireless voice channel a voice call initiated by a voice mail system component of the unified messaging system in response to the message retrieval command transmitted from the wireless device; and (d) receiving the voice mail message from the unified messaging system via the wireless voice channel.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for processing a voice mail message stored at a unified messaging system using a wireless device configured to communicate over a wireless data channel and a circuit switched wireless voice channel, the method comprising:
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receiving a notification signal at the wireless device via the wireless data channel indicating that the unified messaging system received and stored a voice mail message intended for a user of the wireless device; transmitting a command signal from the wireless device to the unified messaging system via the wireless data channel, the command signal including a voice mail message retrieval command; receiving via the circuit switched wireless voice channel a voice call initiated by a voice mail system component of the unified messaging system in response to the voice mail message retrieval command transmitted from the wireless device; and receiving the voice mail message from the unified messaging system via the circuit switched wireless voice channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A unified messaging system, configured to communicate with a wireless device over a circuit switched wireless data channel and a wireless voice channel, comprising:
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means for storing voice mail messages associated with a user of the wireless device; means for detecting a stored voice mail message associated with a user of the wireless device; means for transmitting a notification signal to the wireless device via the wireless data channel; means for receiving a command signal including a voice mail message retrieval command from the wireless device via the wireless data channel; means for initiating a voice call via the circuit switched wireless voice channel to the wireless device; and means for transmitting the voice mail message to the wireless device via the circuit switched wireless voice channel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless device capable of communicating via a wireless data network and a wireless voice network, the wireless device for use in conjunction with a unified messaging system that receives a voice call and stores a voice mail message in a data store associated with a user of the wireless device, comprising:
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means for receiving a notification signal via the wireless data network, the notification signal indicating that the voice mail message is stored at the unified messaging system; and means for transmitting a voice mail message retrieval command from the wireless device to the unified messaging system via the wireless data network; wherein the message retrieval command causes the unified messaging system to initiate a voice call to the wireless device via a circuit switched voice communications channel, the wireless device including means for automatically answering the voice call and receiving the stored voice mail message via the circuit switched voice communications channel. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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