System, method and mobile device for remote control of a voice mail system
US7283808B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M7/1295
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A unified messaging system, method and user interface is provided for a handheld mobile communication device. The method may include the following steps: (a) providing a unified event listing display comprising: a plurality of summary descriptors, each summary descriptor having one or more information elements to identify the event associated with the summary descriptor; (b) selecting one of the plurality of summary descriptors; (c) displaying a voice mail interface associated with the selected summary descriptor, wherein a plurality of voice mail actions are displayed on the interface; (d) selecting one of the plurality of voice mail actions; (e) communicating a voice mail command associated with the selected voice mail action to a unified messaging server via a wireless data communication network; (f) receiving the voice mail command at the unified messaging server; (g) executing an action associated with the received voice mail command at the unified messaging server; (h) establishing a circuit-switched communication connection to the mobile device from a PBX system associated with the unified messaging server; and (i) performing an action corresponding to the received voice mai…
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