Method and apparatus for dynamically creating message mailboxes

Details Method and apparatus for dynamically creating message mailboxes Method and apparatus for dynamically creating message mailboxes

1996-11-05

2000-09-05

Weaver, Scott L.

Telephonic communications

Audio message storage, retrieval, or synthesis

379 8812, 379 8822, H04M 164

Patent

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061154555

ABSTRACT:
A system that dynamically creates a mailbox if the mailbox does not exist for a message at the time that the message is to be stored when dynamic mailbox creation is enabled. A system level process indicates that the mailbox exists and provides default subscriber information to a voice messaging application during the receipt of a message when a mailbox does not exist on the system for the recipient of the message and dynamic mailbox creation is enabled. At the time the message is to be stored the mailbox is created with the default subscriber information. The system checks for erroneous mailboxes by requesting confirmation of the recipient telephone number from the telephone system using a message waiting indication packet. This check can be performed before the mailbox is created when the mailbox address is available, while the message is being held before being stored, or it can be used to delete the mailbox after it is created. When the message is retrieved, the mailbox is initialized. Mailboxes that are not initialized and that are dynamically created are deleted after a mailbox expiration time period has elapsed.

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