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Alternative message usage for voice mail retreival via revertive calling

US6665532B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 5, 1999
Grant dateDec 16, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/12
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile switching center (MSC) in accordance with the principles of the present invention provides access to a subscribers voice message center from the subscriber's roaming mobile station. The MSC is responsive to a “RemoteFeatureRequest” Invocation by the roaming mobile station in which the subscriber's directory number is the same as the dialed digits by routing the call from the mobile station to the subscriber's voice message center. The MSC may also be responsive to a “OriginationRequest” employing the subscriber's directory number as the dialed digits by routing the roaming mobile station's call to the subscriber's voice message center. If the MSC supports both RemoteFeatureRequest-, and OriginationRequest-based access to the subscriber's voice message center, the MSC determines which of the approaches to use in response to the reception of a subscriber's directory number as the dialed digits from the subscriber's roaming mobile station. The MSC may make this determination on the basis of information stored in a local database that indicates the method employed by other telecommunications devices, such as other MSCs, Visiting Location Registers (VLR)…

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