Method and apparatus for processing voicemail messages
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a voicemail message in a network element;
storing said voicemail message in said network element;
transmitting said voicemail message to a wireless device, wherein said voicemail message is to be stored and accessed by said wireless device, and wherein said wireless device can repeatedly access said voicemail message without receiving additional information from said network element.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing voicemail messages are described. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a voicemail message in a network element and storing the voicemail message in the network element. The method also includes transmitting the voicemail message to a wireless device, wherein the voicemail message is to be stored and processed by the wireless device, and wherein the wireless device can repeatedly process the voicemail message without receiving additional information from the network element.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a voicemail message in a network element;
storing said voicemail message in said network element;
transmitting said voicemail message to a wireless device, wherein said voicemail message is to be stored and accessed by said wireless device, and wherein said wireless device can repeatedly access said voicemail message without receiving additional information from said network element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving in a voice server, over a voice network, a plurality of voicemail messages, each with a corresponding set of call parameters, the voicemail messages destined for subscribers of wireless devices;
forming multimedia messaging service (MMS) messages, wherein each MMS message includes one of said plurality of voicemail messages and its corresponding set of call parameters, and wherein each of said MMS messages is presentable on a wireless device;
transmitting said MMS messages to a network element to be temporarily stored before transmission of the MMS messages to the wireless devices. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving in a wireless device a voicemail message and call parameters from a network element of a data network;
storing said voicemail message and call parameters in said wireless device;
displaying said call parameters; and
in response to a playback request, playing back said stored voicemail message. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving in a voice server a voicemail message and call parameters addressed to a subscriber;
compressing the voicemail message;
combining the voicemail message and call parameters to form a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message, wherein the MMS message is presentable by an MMS client on a wireless device;
storing the MMS message in a multimedia messaging service center;
notifying the subscriber that a voicemail message has been received;
in response to receiving a download request from a wireless device associated with the subscriber, transmitting the MMS message to the wireless device over a data network to said wireless device, wherein said voicemail message and said call parameters are to be stored and presented by said wireless device; and
in response to transmitting the MMS message to the wireless device, deleting the MMS message from the multimedia messaging service center. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A wireless device comprising:
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a voicemail message receiving unit to receive a voicemail message including call parameters from a data network;
a memory unit coupled with said voicemail message receiving unit to store said voicemail message;
a voicemail message processor unit coupled to said voicemail message receiving unit and said memory unit to process said voicemail message; and
a display unit coupled to said voicemail message operations unit to display said call parameters. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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a voicemail message receiving unit to receive multimedia messaging service (MMS) messages including voicemail messages with call parameters;
a memory unit to store said MMS messages; and
a voicemail message transmission unit to transmit said MMS messages including said voicemail messages with call parameters to wireless devices, wherein said wireless devices can render said voicemail messages and call parameters. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause said machine to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a voicemail message in a network element;
storing said voicemail message in said network element;
transmitting said voicemail message to a wireless device, wherein said voicemail message is to be stored and accessed by said wireless device, and wherein said wireless device can repeatedly process said voicemail message without receiving additional information from said network element. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause said machine to perform operations comprising:
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receiving in a voice server, over a voice network, a plurality of voicemail messages, each with a corresponding set of call parameters, the voicemail messages destined for subscribers of wireless devices;
forming multimedia messaging service (MMS) messages, wherein each MMS message includes one of said plurality of voicemail messages and its corresponding set of call parameters, and wherein each of said MMS messages is presentable on a wireless device;
transmitting said MMS messages to a network element to be temporarily stored before transmission of the MMS messages to the wireless devices. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause said machine to perform operations comprising:
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receiving in a wireless device a voicemail message and call parameters from a network element of a data network;
storing said voicemail message and call parameters in said wireless device;
displaying said call parameters; and
in response to a playback request, playing back said stored voicemail message. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause said machine to perform operations comprising:
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receiving in a voice server a voicemail message and call parameters addressed to a subscriber;
compressing the voicemail message;
combining the voicemail message and call parameters to form a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message, wherein the MMS message is presentable by an MMS client on a wireless device;
storing the MMS message in a multimedia messaging service center;
notifying the subscriber that a voicemail message has been received;
in response to receiving a download request from a wireless device associated with the subscriber, transmitting the MMS message to the wireless device over a data network to said wireless device, wherein said voicemail message and said call parameters are to be stored and presented by said wireless device; and
in response to transmitting the MMS message to the wireless device, deleting the MMS message from the multimedia messaging service center. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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