Voice mail bridging in communication systems
US7535999B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/53325
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Communication systems and methods are disclosed that provide a voice mail bridging service. A communication network attempts to connect a call between a calling party and a called party. The called party has a plurality of telephone numbers corresponding with a plurality of voice mail systems. Responsive to the communication network determining that the called party has not answered the call attempt, the communication network prompts the calling party to record a voice message. The communication network receives a voice message from the calling party. The communication network identifies a plurality of telephone numbers for the called party, such as a home number, a mobile number, a business number, etc. The communication network then transmits the voice message to the voice mail systems corresponding with the identified telephone numbers for the called party. The called party can thus access any of the voice mail systems to retrieve the voice message.
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