Voicemail forwarding functionality for communications networks
AssigneeAT&T Mobility II LLC
InventorsWilliam Joseph Sigmund, Michael Robert Zubas, Brian Keith Rainer
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Abstract
A voicemail system (18, 30) includes a memory (38, 64) and a processor (34, 62). The memory (38, 64) can store data relating to one or more users. An incoming communication can be handled by the voicemail system (18, 30) and provided with functionality based upon a user's preferences, for example. The voicemail system (18, 30) can include functionality to allow a user to convert a voicemail message to a desired format and forward the file to one or more designated destinations. Methods (700, 800, 900, 1000) for forwarding one or messages are also disclosed.
Claims19
A system comprising:
- a memory having stored therein one or more applications and information related to a third-party recipient device designated by a user of the system;
- and
- a processor configured to execute one or more the applications;
- wherein the one or more applications comprise a voicemail forwarding application that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to
- forward a message-retrieval instruction to the third-party recipient device for use by the third-party recipient device to retrieve a voicemail message, and
- identify a conversion format by including retrieving the information related to the third-party recipient device from the memory.
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a voicemail system, from a user device in communication with a voicemail forwarding application of the voicemail system, message-forwarding instructions to forward a message, intended for a user of the user device, received at the voicemail system from a calling party device;
- determining, at the voicemail system, a third-party recipient device designated by the user;
- determining, at the voicemail system, a data format, in which to forward at least one portion of the message to the third-party recipient device, including retrieving information related to the third-party recipient device from a memory;
- and
- sending, from the voicemail system, the at least one portion of the message to the third-party recipient device in the data format.
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a voicemail system, user instructions, from a user device in communication with the voicemail system, to allow retrieval of at least one portion of a message by a third-party recipient;
- determining, at the voicemail system, a third-party recipient device designated by the user;
- determining, at the voicemail system, a data format in which to store the at least one portion of the message, including retrieving information related to the third-party recipient device from a memory;
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- sending, from the voicemail system, to the third-party recipient device, retrieval instructions for use in accessing the at least one portion of the message having been stored in the data format.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.