Method and apparatus for storing data within a communication system

• US 6,615,036 B1
• Filed: 06/20/2000
• Issued: 09/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Haas, Kenneth A., Jang, H. S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Lee
• Application Number:
  US09/597,609
• Time in Patent Office: 1,169 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412, 455/413, 455/466, 379/88.11, 379/88.12, 379/88.1
• US Class Current: 455/413
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2016 Call initiation by network rather than by subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

When a remote unit (113) accesses a cellular communication system (100) via an uplink communication signal (119), a Mobile Switching Center (104) notifies a voice-mail system (114) that the remote unit (113) is available for communication. The voice-mail system (114) then establishes a connection via a base station (102) and the downlink communication signal (116), to the remote unit (113). Once connection has been established between the voice-mail system (114) and the remote unit (113), the remote unit (113) downloads the voice-mail message from voice-mail system (114) for storage internal to the remote unit (113).

Claims

1. A method for storing data within a remote unit, the method comprising the steps of:

accessing a communication system;

receiving a voice-mail message via a downlink communication signal;

storing the voice-mail message within a memory internal to the remote unit to be accessed by a user at a later time;

receiving an advertisement message via the downlink communication signal; and

storing the advertisement message within the memory internal to the remote unit to be accessed by a user at a later time.

2. A method for storing data within a voice-mail system (VMS), the method comprising the steps of:

receiving an undelivered call;

storing a voice-mail message in internal memory;

receiving a notification that a remote unit has accessed a cellular communication system;

transmitting the voice-mail message to the remote unit for storage within memory internal to the remote unit; and

transmitting an advertisement message pre-pended to the voice-mail message.