Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Message storage or retrieval
Patent
1997-07-01
1999-11-16
Kuntz, Curtis A.
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Message storage or retrieval
455413, 455435, 455552, 379 8812, 379 8825, H04Q 720
Patent
active
059873175
ABSTRACT:
A cellular radiotelephone (user terminal) (10) includes a keypad (22) having a plurality of keys (22a, 22b) and a display device (20) for displaying information, including messages, to a user. A method includes the steps of registering the user terminal with one of a plurality of networks, such as one of a first network or a second network, and receiving a signal at the user terminal indicating that at least one message is stored in a storage device associated with a message station within the network. The storage device stores voice messages for the radiotelephone. In response to receiving the signal, a step is performed of notifying the user that at least one message is stored in the storage device of the network with which the radiotelephone is registered. The user can request to retrieve the stored messages by depressing at least one predetermined key on the keypad. The user terminal responds to the user's request by determined the network with which the user terminal is registered, and then communicating with this network to retrieve the messages. Also, in accordance with the invention, the user can specify access codes for the storage device of each network. Identifier tags may also be employed to further identify the storage device of each network. The first and second networks include an autonomous network and a public network, respectively.
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Kuntz Curtis A.
Nokia Mobile Phones Limited
Tieu Binh K.
LandOfFree
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