Internet protocol telephony voice/video message deposit and retrieval
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a request over a data network to deposit a message within a mailbox associated with a called party, wherein the request specifies information relating to unavailability of the called party for receiving a call;
determining whether account information associated with the mailbox is authenticated for access to the mailbox; and
generating an acknowledgement message in response to the request.
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Abstract
A method for signaling an Integrated Messaging System (IMS) on an Internet Protocol (IP) based network to deposit a message, including the steps of sending a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) SIP INVITE request to the IMS indicating a message deposit action; receiving a corresponding SIP message from the IMS agreeing to participate in the message deposit action; and sending an SIP acknowledge message to the IMS confirming receipt of the corresponding SIP message; and depositing the message in a destination mailbox. A method of signaling an IMS on an IP based network to retrieve a deposited message, the method including the steps of sending a SIP INVITE request to the IMS indicating a message retrieval action; receiving a corresponding SIP message from the IMS agreeing to participate in the message retrieval action; sending an SIP acknowledge message to the IMS confirming receipt of the corresponding SIP message; and retrieving the deposited message from a mailbox corresponding to known account information.
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24 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a request over a data network to deposit a message within a mailbox associated with a called party, wherein the request specifies information relating to unavailability of the called party for receiving a call; determining whether account information associated with the mailbox is authenticated for access to the mailbox; and generating an acknowledgement message in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a message system configured to receive a request over a data network to deposit a message within a mailbox associated with a called party, wherein the request specifies information relating to unavailability of the called party for receiving a call; and a server device configured to determine whether account information associated with the mailbox is authenticated for access to the mailbox, and to generate an acknowledgement message in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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determining whether an unconditional call forwarding feature associated with a packetized voice call is activated for a called party; and generating a request for transmission to a messaging system based on the determination, wherein the request specifies a first parameter for an action including a deposit operation or a retrieval operation relating to a message, and a second parameter indicating a call forwarding condition. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
a server device configured to; determine whether an unconditional call forwarding feature associated with a packetized voice call is activated for a called party; and generate a request for transmission to a messaging system based on the determination, wherein the request specifies a first parameter for an action including a deposit operation or a retrieval operation relating to a message, and a second parameter indicating a call forwarding condition. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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