Instant video and voicemail messaging method and means
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, if executed by a server, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, at the server, at least one contact directory corresponding to a selected message recipient, wherein the at least one contact directory includes primary contact information of the selected message recipient and alternative contact information of the selected message recipient, and wherein the at least one contact directory is received from a mobile subscriber terminal via a packet switched wireless communications connection between the server and the mobile subscriber terminal;
recording at least one voice/video message to at least one data file, wherein the at least one voice/video message is received from the mobile subscriber terminal;
disconnecting the packet switched wireless connection;
communicating the data file to one of a telephony network or an Internet to be relayed to at least one recipient terminal associated with the at least one contact directory; and
providing a notification to the mobile subscriber terminal, wherein the notification indicates whether the at least one data file was delivered to the at least one recipient terminal.
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Abstract
The invention relates to the field of instant messaging. More specifically the invention relates to a server centric method and unit for instant voice and video mail messaging. Even more particularly the invention relates to voicemail messaging with mobile terminals. The inventive methods and units under study allow faster voice messaging and enable similar, but not identical audio/video message “ping ball”. The sending of voicemail in accordance with the invention is instantaneous and involves no different telephone numbers for the sender to remember. The reception of messages is always instantaneous, provided the recipient is available, and only if not available, may the delivery of the messages be delayed.
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16 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, if executed by a server, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, at the server, at least one contact directory corresponding to a selected message recipient, wherein the at least one contact directory includes primary contact information of the selected message recipient and alternative contact information of the selected message recipient, and wherein the at least one contact directory is received from a mobile subscriber terminal via a packet switched wireless communications connection between the server and the mobile subscriber terminal; recording at least one voice/video message to at least one data file, wherein the at least one voice/video message is received from the mobile subscriber terminal; disconnecting the packet switched wireless connection; communicating the data file to one of a telephony network or an Internet to be relayed to at least one recipient terminal associated with the at least one contact directory; and providing a notification to the mobile subscriber terminal, wherein the notification indicates whether the at least one data file was delivered to the at least one recipient terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, if executed by a server, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, at the server, at least one contact directory corresponding to a selected message recipient, wherein the at least one contact directory includes primary contact information of the selected message recipient and alternative contact information of the selected message recipient, and wherein the at least one contact directory is received from a mobile subscriber terminal via at least one packet switched wireless communications connection between the server and the mobile subscriber terminal; recording at least one voice/video message to at least one data file on said server, wherein the at least one voice/video message is received from the mobile subscriber terminal via said at least one packet switched wireless communications connection; communicating the at least one data file to a Store and Forward Server Network (SFSN) for relaying of said at least one data file to at least one recipient terminal device associated with the at least one contact directory; and providing a notification to the mobile subscriber terminal, wherein the notification indicates whether the at least one data file was delivered to the at least one recipient terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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