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US 10,484,536 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus to associate voice messages with missed calls
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsVadim Balannik, Patrick Dell Ellis
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to associated voice messages with missed calls are disclosed. One example method includes receiving at a mobile device a call log item, obtaining a caller identity and a call log item time stamp, and determining if a voice message is associated with the call log item based on a voice message time stamp, the call log item time stamp, and a message duration. Other embodiments are described.
Claims15
A method comprising:
- loading into memory of a mobile device a call log item;
- determining whether or not the call log item relates to a missed call;
- and
- in response to determining that the call log item relates to a missed call:
- obtaining a caller identity and a call log item time stamp from the call log item, the call log item time stamp comprising a time at which the mobile device obtains a missed call indication;
- locating an incoming voice message associated with the call log item based on a timing constraint being met that includes an evaluation of the call log item time stamp from the call log item, a message duration of an outgoing message, a message duration of the incoming voice message, and a latency time including time required to create a visual voicemail message from the incoming voice message, wherein the latency time is learned from prior message processing and a comparison between the time at which the mobile device obtained the missed call indication and a time when the visual voicemail message is received;
- and
- adding the call log item to the call log upon locating the incoming voice message based on the timing constraint.
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A mobile device comprising:
- a housing;
- a display carried by the housing;
- a wireless receiver and transmitter carried by the housing;
- a processor carried by the housing, coupled to the wireless receiver and transmitter, and coupled to the display, the processor configured to:
- load into memory a call log item;
- determine whether or not the call log item relates to a missed call;
- and
- in response to determining that the call log item relates to a missed call:
- obtain a caller identity and a call log item time stamp from the call log item, the call log item time stamp comprising a time at which the mobile device obtains a missed call indication;
- locate an incoming voice message associated with the call log item based on a timing constraint being met that includes an evaluation of the call log item time stamp from the call log item, a message duration of an outgoing message, a message duration of the incoming voice message, and a latency time including time required to create a visual voicemail message from the incoming voice message, wherein the latency time is learned from prior message processing and a comparison between the time at which the mobile device obtained the missed call indication and a time when the visual voicemail message is received;
- and
- add the call log item to the call log upon locating the incoming voice message based on the timing constraint.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing a mobile device to perform a method comprising:
- loading into memory of the mobile device a call log item;
- determining whether or not the call log item relates to a missed call;
- and
- in response to determining that the call log item relates to a missed call:
- obtaining a caller identity and a call log item time stamp from the call log item, the call log item time stamp comprising a time at which the mobile device obtains a missed call indication;
- locating an incoming voice message associated with the call log item based on a timing constraint being met that includes an evaluation of the call log item time stamp from the call log item, a message duration of an outgoing message, a message duration of the incoming voice message, and a latency time including time required to create a visual voicemail message from the incoming voice message, wherein the latency time is learned from prior message processing and a comparison between the time at which the mobile device obtained the missed call indication and a time when the visual voicemail message is received;
- and
- adding the call log item to the call log upon locating the incoming voice message based on the timing constraint.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.