Intelligent call notification in a communication network

A method of providing a notification of missed voice calls directed to non-responsive called party devices in a cable services network, comprising:

• receiving, at a messaging platform, a call directed to a called party device when the called party device is in a non-responsive state;
• storing call data associated with the call at the messaging platform;
• generating a notification utilizing the stored call data at the messaging platform;
• and
• sending the notification from the messaging platform to a network device associated with the called party in the cable services network, the notification comprising at least an identification of the calling party and a date and time when the call was made, wherein sending the notification comprises:
• determining that the called party device is in a responsive state by waiting to receive a confirmation from a communication switch that a cable services set-top box associated with the called party is receiving a signal from a communication base station prior to sending the notification;
• and
• sending the notification from the messaging platform to the cable services set-top box associated with the called party, wherein the notification is sent based on a user-specified schedule set by the called party, wherein when, based on a time period established in the user-specified schedule, a determination is made that the called party device is not proximate to the called party, the notification is sent to the cable services set-top box associated with the called party, the cable services set-top box being determined, based on the user-specified schedule, to be proximate to the called party during the time period.

A method of providing a notification of missed voice calls directed to non-responsive mobile devices in a telecommunications network, comprising:

• receiving, at a messaging platform, a call directed to a mobile device associated with a called party when the mobile device is in a non-responsive state;
• storing call data associated with the call at the messaging platform, the call data comprising at least one of a directory number associated with a calling party device, a name of a calling party, a date and time when the call was received, and a geographic location of the calling party device;
• accessing a database associated with the messaging platform;
• comparing the stored call data associated with the call with the database to determine a match;
• generating a notification utilizing the stored call data at the messaging platform upon determining the match;
• determining that the mobile device is in a responsive state;
• and
• sending the notification from the messaging platform to the mobile device, the notification comprising at least one of the directory number associated with the calling party device, the name of the calling party, the date and time when the call was received, and the geographic location of the calling party device, wherein sending the notification comprises:
• determining that the called party device is in a responsive state by waiting to receive a confirmation from a communication switch that the called party device is receiving a signal from a communication base station prior to sending the notification;
• and
• sending the notification from the messaging platform to the called party device, wherein the notification is sent based on a user-specified schedule set by the called party, wherein when, based on a time period established in the user-specified schedule, a determination is made that the called party device is not proximate to the called party, the notification is sent to an alternate device associated with the called party, the alternate device being determined, based on the user-specified schedule, to be proximate to the called party during the time period.