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US 2008/0167013 A1Published application
Voicemail systems and methods
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsGregory Novick, Freddy Allen Anzures, Henri Lamiraux
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AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsGregory Novick, Freddy Allen Anzures, Henri Lamiraux
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Systems, methods and machine readable media for processing voicemails are described. In one embodiment, a method includes presenting, on a first data processing system, a first user interface which is capable of presenting data representing a plurality of voicemails and receiving from the first user interface a selection for playback of one of the plurality of voicemails. The data representing the plurality of voicemails are received from a second data processing system which includes a voicemail system which records voicemails left for customers of a public telephone carrier, and the first user interface is configured to receive the selection of any one of the plurality of voicemails in any order. Systems, media and other methods are also described.
A machine implemented method comprising:
The method as in claim 56 wherein the method further comprises:
The method as in claim 57 wherein at least one of the first voicemail and the second voicemail are locally stored on the first data processing system and wherein the plurality of voicemails are recorded by a second data processing system which records voicemails left for customers of a public telephone carrier.
The method as in claim 58 wherein the user interface presents the plurality of voicemails separately from emails and wherein the first selection and the second selection are capable of being in an order which is different than an order based on time of receipt of a voicemail.
The method as in claim 58 wherein the command is at least one of:
The method as in claim 57 wherein the command is a sorting command which allows sorting of voicemails in a list provided by the user interface, the sorting being based on at least one of:
The method of claim 57 wherein the first selection and the second selection are capable of being in an order which is different than an order based on time of receipt of a voicemail and wherein the command is at least one of:
A computer readable medium containing executable instructions which when executed cause a system to perform a method comprising:
The medium as in claim 118 wherein the method further comprises:
The medium as in claim 119 wherein at least one of the first voicemail and the second voicemail are locally stored on the first data processing system and wherein the plurality of voicemails are recorded by a second data processing system which records voicemails left for customers of a public telephone carrier.
The medium as in claim 120 wherein the user interface presents the plurality of voicemails separately from emails and wherein the first selection and the second selection are capable of being in an order which is different than an order based on time of receipt of a voicemail.
The medium as in claim 120 wherein the command is at least one of:
The medium as in claim 119 wherein the command is a sorting command which allows sorting of voicemails in a list provided by the user interface, the sorting being based on at least one of:
The medium of claim 119 wherein the first selection and the second selection are capable of being in an order which is different than an order based on time of receipt of a voicemail and wherein the command is at least one of:
A machine comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.