# US 2010/0167699 A1 · Systems and Methods for Consolidating Wireline and Wireless Voicemail Boxes > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0167699 A1 - Document ID: US20100167699A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/161,027 - Filed: 2008-05-29 - Published: 2010-07-01 - Earliest claimed: 2007-08-31 - Assignees: AT&T Mobility II LLC - Inventors: William Joseph Sigmund; Michael Robert Zubas; Brian Keith Rainer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100167699A1 ## CPC - H04W 4/16: Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold - G06F 40/58: Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation - H04M 3/02: Calling substations, e.g. by ringing (selective calling H04Q) - H04M 3/42017: {Customized ring-back tones} - H04M 3/42051: {where the notification is included in the ringing tone} - H04M 3/42153: {by subscriber} - H04M 3/533: Voice mail systems - H04M 3/53325: {Interconnection arrangements between voice mail systems} - H04M 3/53383: {Message registering commands or announcements; Greetings} - H04M 3/537: Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message {, whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message} - H04W 12/06: Authentication - H04W 12/068: {using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications} - H04W 12/08: Access security - H04M 2201/50: Telephonic communication in combination with video communication - H04M 2203/4518: Attachments to voicemail - H04M 2203/4545: Message forwarding - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract Voicemail systems (24, 26, 28) can include at least one memory and at least one processor. A memory can store data relating to one or more users. An incoming communication can be handled by the voicemail system (24, 26, 28), forwarded to another voicemail system (24, 26, 28), provided with functionality based upon a user's preferences, and the like. The voicemail systems (24, 26, 28) can include functionality to allow a user to consolidate voicemail messages and/or calls at one or more designated destinations, for example, a voicemail system (24, 26, 28) and/or a mobile device (18). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system (10) for storing at least one voicemail message at a master voicemail system (28), comprising: at least one slave voicemail system (24, 26) in communication with a master voicemail system (28). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system (10) of claim 1, wherein the voicemail message is associated with a call received by the at least one slave voicemail system (24, 26). ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system (10) of claim 2, wherein the system (10) further comprises a cellular network (12). ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system (10) of claim 3, wherein the system (10) further comprises a device (18) in communication with the cellular network (12). ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The system (10) of claim 3, wherein the device (18) is in communication with the master voicemail system (28). ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The system (10) of claim 4, wherein: the at least one voicemail message is transferred from the MVMS (28) to the device (18); and the device (18) stores the at least one voicemail message in a device memory (44). ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system (10) of claim 1, wherein the at least one voicemail message comprises audio data. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system (10) of claim 1, wherein the at least one voicemail message comprises text data. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system (10) of claim 1, wherein the at least one voicemail message comprises audio data and text data. ### Claim 10 A method for consolidating voicemail messages associated with multiple voicemail systems (24, 26, 28) at a voicemail system (28), comprising: receiving a call at a voicemail system (24, 26, 28); and storing a message associated with the call at a memory associated with the voicemail system (28). ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising determining at the voicemail system (24, 26, 28) if the voicemail system (24, 26, 28) is configured as a slave voicemail system (24, 26) or a master voicemail system (28). ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein: if it is determined that the voicemail system (24, 26, 28) is configured as a slave voicemail system (24, 26), the method further comprises passing the call to a master voicemail system (28). ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the storing comprises storing the message and call data at a memory location associated with the master voicemail system (28). ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein: if it is determined that the voicemail system (24, 26, 28) is configured as a slave voicemail system (24, 26), the method further comprises storing message content and call data at a memory location associated with the slave voicemail system (24, 26). ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising transferring the stored message content and call data to the master voicemail system (28). ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: generating, at the master voicemail system (28), source data relating to the voicemail system (24, 26, 28) to which the call was originally directed; and associating the source data with the message content and the call data. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein if the voicemail system (24, 26, 28) is configured as a slave voicemail system (24, 26), the method further comprises: storing message content and call data at a memory location associated with the slave voicemail system (24, 26); sending a notification to the master voicemail system (28) that a message has been deposited; receiving, at the slave voicemail system (24, 26) a request to transfer the stored message content and call data to the master voicemail system (28); and transferring the stored message content and call data to the master voicemail system (28). ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein storing a message comprises storing audio data. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein storing a message comprises storing text data. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein storing a message comprises storing audio data and text data. ### Claim 21 A device (18) for storing messages associated with at least two voicemail systems (24, 26, 28), comprising: a memory (44) for storing at least one message; and a communications component (56) for communicatively coupling the device (18) with a master voicemail system (28). ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The device (18) of claim 21, wherein the communications component (56) comprises at least one transceiver (58, 60, 62). ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The device (18) of claim 21, wherein the master voicemail system (28) is configured to store messages associated with the at least two voicemail systems (24, 26, 28), and to transfer the messages to the device (18). ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The device (18) of claim 21, wherein the messages comprise audio data. ### Claim 25 (depends on 21) The device (18) of claim 21, wherein the messages comprise text data. ### Claim 26 (depends on 21) The device (18) of claim 21, wherein the messages comprise audio data and text data. ### Claim 27 (depends on 21) The device (18) of claim 21, wherein the master voicemail system (28) is a visual voicemail system. ### Claim 28 (depends on 21) The device (18) of claim 21, wherein the master voicemail system (28) is a plain old voicemail system.