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US 7,443,961 B2Granted
Provisioning unified messaging system services
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsTimothy P. Schroeder, Melody Ho, David Dudley
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Abstract
In a particular embodiment, a method includes providing a messaging service using a messaging system. The messaging system includes a centralized Internet Protocol switching network, an Internet access subsystem, a voice access subsystem, a mail subsystem and a storage subsystem. One or more of the subsystems may be coupled to the centralized Internet Protocol switching networks via a communication link integrated with and internal to the messaging system.
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A method, comprising:
- providing a messaging service using a messaging system, wherein the messaging system includes:
- a centralized Internet Protocol switching network;
- an Internet access subsystem coupled to the centralized Internet Protocol switching network via a first communication link, the first communication link integrated with and internal to the messaging system;
- a voice access subsystem coupled to the centralized Internet Protocol switching network via a second communication link, the second communication link comprising a second internal link within the messaging system;
- a mail subsystem coupled to the Internet Protocol switching network via a third communication link integrated with and internal to the messaging system;
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- a storage subsystem coupled to the centralized Internet Protocol Switching network via a fourth communication link, wherein the fourth communication link is integrated with and internal to the messaging system.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving a request for a messaging service at an order center, the order center placing a service order with a telephone entity element and with a messaging entity element, wherein the messaging service comprises providing access to a messaging system that includes:
- a centralized Internet Protocol switching network;
- an Internet access subsystem coupled to the centralized Internet Protocol switching network via a first communication link, the first communication link integrated with and internal to the messaging system;
- a voice access subsystem coupled to the centralized Internet Protocol switching network via a second communication link, the second communication link comprising a second internal link within the messaging system;
- a mail subsystem coupled to the Internet Protocol switching network via a third communication link integrated with and internal to the messaging system;
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- a storage subsystem coupled to the centralized Internet Protocol switching network via a fourth communication link, wherein the fourth communication link is integrated with and internal to the messaging system.
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A method of handling data messages in connection with providing a unified messaging system service, the method comprising:
- receiving a data message by the unified messaging system at an Internet access subsystem, the Internet access subsystem coupled to a centralized Internet Protocol switching network via a first communication link, wherein the centralized Internet Protocol switching network is integrated with, and internal to the unified messaging system;
- receiving a voice message by the unified messaging system at a voice access subsystem coupled to the centralized Internet Protocol switching network via a second communication link;
- storing at least one of the data message and the voice message at a storage subsystem coupled to the centralized Internet Protocol switching network via a third communication link, wherein the third communication link is integrated with and internal to the unified messaging system;
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- sending at least one of the data message and the voice message using a mail subsystem coupled to the centralized Internet Protocol switching network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.