Internet protocol telephony voice/video message deposit and retrieval

• US 8,923,276 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2009
• Issued: 12/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: OL Security LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Tekla PEHR LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Donovan, Steven R.
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, MINH TRANG T
• Application Number:
  US12/463,918
• Publication Number:
  US 20090219925A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,059 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/104 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1096 Supplementary features, e.g. call forwarding or call holding systems providing special services or facilities to telephony subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5307 for recording messages comprising any combination of audio and non-audio components
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53308 Message originator indirectly connected to the message centre, e.g. after detection of busy or absent state of a called party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 370/912 Packet communications
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 379/90 Internet, e.g. Internet phone, webphone, internet-based telephony

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 menage 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.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INVITE request corresponding to an Internet Protocol (IP) call placed to a called party,

wherein the SIP INVITE request includes a Require header added by a proxy server that comprises a parameter relating to redirecting the call, and wherein the Require header uses a SIP Require header protocol extension mechanism.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the parameter specifies a call forwarding condition associated with the called party.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the Require header comprises another parameter specifying an action to deposit or retrieve a message stored for the called party.

4. A method according to claim 3, further comprising:

initiating transmission of the request to a messaging system to deposit the message within a mailbox associated with the called party.

5. A method according to claim 3, wherein the message includes a voicemail.

6. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a busy response from a communicating device of the called party in response to an attempt to setup the call with the called party.

7. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining that a communicating device of the called party is not available in response to an attempt to setup the call with the called party.

8. An apparatus comprising:

a processing device in communication with a memory, the processing device configured to execute instructions received from the memory to generate a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INVITE request corresponding to an Internet Protocol (IP) call placed to a called party,

wherein the SIP INVITE request includes a Require header added by a proxy server and specifying a parameter relating to redirecting the call, and wherein the Require header uses a SIP Require header protocol extension mechanism.

9. An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the parameter specifies a call forwarding condition associated with the called party.

10. An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the Require header includes another parameter specifying an action to deposit or retrieve a message stored for the called party.

11. An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the logic is further configured to initiate transmission of the request to a messaging system to deposit the message within a mailbox associated with the called party.

12. An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the message includes a voicemail.

13. An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the logic is further configured to receive a busy response from a communicating device of the called party in response to an attempt to setup the call with the called party.

14. An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the logic is further configured to determine that a communicating device of the called party is not available in response to an attempt to setup the call with the called party.

15. An apparatus comprising:

a proxy server configured to generate a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INVITE request corresponding to an Internet Protocol (IP) call placed to a called party,

wherein the SIP INVITE request includes a Require header added by the proxy server and specifying a parameter relating to redirecting the call, and wherein the Require header uses a SIP Require header protocol extension mechanism.

16. An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the parameter specifies a call forwarding condition associated with the called party.

17. An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the Require header includes another parameter specifying an action to deposit or retrieve a message stored for the called party.

18. An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the proxy server is further configured to initiate transmission of the request to a messaging system to deposit the message within a mailbox associated with the called party.

19. An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein a location manager provides gateway selection and mobility management services to the proxy server.