Method and apparatus for delivering a voice mail message with an indication of the presence of the sender
First Claim
1. A method for delivering a voice mail message to a recipient, comprising:
- receiving the voice mail message from a sender;
obtaining a presence status of the sender from a presence server; and
delivering the voice mail message to the recipient via a non-instant messaging environment with an indication of a presence of the sender, the indication comprising an identification of a device where the sender is present.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for delivering voice mail messages to one or more intended recipients with an indication of the presence of the sender. A message recipient can automatically respond to a voice mail message using a desired form of communication. The presence server can provide presence information across domains so that a user in one domain can automatically obtain presence information and respond to a user in another domain. A client-side presence enabled voice mail application process (i) retrieves voice mail messages from a voice mail server of a user, (ii) queries a presence server to determine the presence of the sender of each retrieved message, and (iii) presents the retrieved voice mail message(s) to the recipient with an indication of the presence of the sender. In addition, the disclosed presence enabled voice mail application process allows the message recipient to automatically respond, for example, by an email, instant message or telephone call to a device where the sender is believed to be present.
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1. A method for delivering a voice mail message to a recipient, comprising:
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receiving the voice mail message from a sender; obtaining a presence status of the sender from a presence server; and delivering the voice mail message to the recipient via a non-instant messaging environment with an indication of a presence of the sender, the indication comprising an identification of a device where the sender is present. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for delivering a voice mail message to a recipient, comprising:
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receiving the voice mail message from a sender via a non-instant messaging environment; obtaining a presence status of the sender; and providing a mechanism for the recipient to automatically respond to the sender at a device where the sender is believed to be present. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for delivering a voice mail message to a recipient, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor, coupled to the memory, operative to; receive the voice mail message from a sender; obtain a presence status of the sender from a presence server; and deliver the voice mail message to the recipient via a non-instant messaging environment with an indication of a presence of the sender, the indication including an identification of a device where the sender is present. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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