Updating Voicemail With Selective Establishment of PDP Contexts and Data Sessions

• US 20130010937A1
• Filed: 09/13/2012
• Published: 01/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sigmund, William Joseph, Zubas, Michael Robert, Rainer, Brian Keith
• Granted Patent: US 9,210,558 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/88.12
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/58 Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/50 Telephonic communication in combination with video communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4518 Attachments to voicemail messages including annexed information, e.g. Attachments, in packet switching networks H04L51/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4545 Message forwarding selective message forwarding in packet switching networks H04L51/214
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/02 Calling substations, e.g. by ringing selective calling H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42017 Customized ring-back tones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42051 where the notification is included in the ringing tone
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42153 by subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53325 Interconnection arrangements between voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53383 Message registering commands or announcements; Greetings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/537 Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message , whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

A method for updating voicemail data at least partially stored at a device can include obtaining a command to update the voicemail data at a device. The device can activate a data session through which voicemail data can be downloaded to the device. In some embodiments, the device can automatically activate a data session upon the occurrence of a trigger event, for example, upon the receipt of a message waiting indicator, or upon powering on the device. In other embodiments, the device can wait for a user action or command to download voicemail data. The action or command can be received at the device after a trigger event, or at any other time. Exemplary devices and communications networks for implementing these and other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims

1. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

receive, at a device executing a voicemail application, a notification that voicemail data has been deposited at a voicemail system;

determine that a device setting disallows data communications;

override the device setting that disallows the data communications;

establish a data session with the voicemail system to transfer the voicemail data to the device;

obtain the voicemail data; and

update data stored at the device with the voicemail data received.

2. The computer readable medium of claim 1, further comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

present a user interface for controlling the voicemail application, the further user interface comprising a control for specifying that the device is to override the device setting that disallows the data communications to download the voicemail data.

3. The computer readable medium of claim 1, further comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

present a user interface comprising a message waiting indication, a further indication that the device setting disallows the data communications, and an option to override the device setting that disallows the data communications.

4. The computer readable medium of claim 1, further comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to present a further user interface comprising a visual voicemail inbox having a control for accessing the voicemail data obtained from the voicemail system.

5. The computer readable medium of claim 4, further comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

authenticate with the voicemail system;

obtain headers from the voicemail system; and

in response to detecting a selection of the control,

request a message from the voicemail system, and

obtain the message.

6. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a smartphone, and wherein the voicemail system comprises a visual voicemail system.

7. A method comprising:

receiving, at a device executing a voicemail application, a notification that voicemail data has been deposited at a voicemail system associated with the device;

determining that a device setting disallows data communications and that a further device setting specifies that the device is not to override the device setting;

presenting, at the device, a user interface comprising

a message waiting indication,

a further indication that the device setting disallows the data communications, and

an option to override the device setting that disallows the data communications;

receiving a selection of the option;

overriding the device setting that disallows the data communications;

establishing a data session with the voicemail system to transfer the voicemail data to the device;

obtaining, at the device, the voicemail data; and

updating the data stored at the device with the voicemail data received.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising presenting, at the device, a further user interface for controlling the voicemail application, wherein the further user interface comprises:

a control for specifying that the device is to override the device setting that disallows the data communications to download the voicemail data.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising presenting, at the device, a further user interface for controlling the voicemail application, wherein the further user interface comprises:

a control to specify the device setting that disallows the data communications; and

a further control for another control for specifying that the device is to automatically download the voicemail data.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the device comprises a smartphone and wherein the voicemail application comprises a visual voicemail application.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein determining that the device is to update the data stored at the device comprises determining that the device is to automatically download the voicemail data without requiring input from a user.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to present a further user interface comprising:

a message waiting indication;

an indication that the device setting disallows the data communications; and

an option to override the device setting that disallows the data communications.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the device comprises a smartphone, and wherein the voicemail application comprises a visual voicemail application.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to present a further user interface comprising a visual voicemail inbox having a control for accessing the voicemail data obtained from the voicemail system.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to obtain the voicemail data by

authenticating with the voicemail system;

and

obtaining headers from the voicemail system.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to

in response to detecting selection of the control, obtain the voicemail data by requesting a message from the voicemail system;

and

obtain the message.

18. The device of claim 11, wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to receive the notification that the voicemail data has been deposited at the voicemail system as a message waiting indicator message.

19. The device of claim 11, wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to present a further user interface comprising a control for accessing the voicemail data obtained from the voicemail system.

20. The device of claim 11, wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:

determining that the device setting the device setting is selected;

determining that the further setting is selected; and

overriding the device setting to allow the device to obtain the voicemail data.

12. A device comprising:

a processor;

a computer readable medium that stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising

presenting a user interface comprising options for controlling settings associated with a voicemail application, the settings comprising a device setting for selectively disallowing data communications and a further setting for overriding the device setting,

receiving a notification that voicemail data has been deposited at a voicemail system,

establishing a data session with the voicemail system to transfer the voicemail data to the device,

obtaining the voicemail data, and

updating data stored in the memory with the voicemail data received.