Telephonic communications – Audio message storage – retrieval – or synthesis – Indication or notification of message
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-09
2011-08-09
Sing, Simon (Department: 2614)
Telephonic communications
Audio message storage, retrieval, or synthesis
Indication or notification of message
C379S088110, C455S413000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07995714
ABSTRACT:
Included are embodiments of methods for providing voicemail conversion. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving a message waiting indicator signal in a first protocol, the message waiting indicator signal being received from a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) based voicemail server, the message waiting indicator signal being configured to indicate that a message for a called party has been received by the PSTN based voicemail server. Some embodiment of a method include receiving a PSTN based identifier for an Internet Protocol (IP) based communications device associated with the called party and converting the received message waiting indicator signal from the first protocol to a second protocol, the second protocol being configured for communication to the IP based communications device.
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Adamczyk Maria
Hogans Simpson Anita
AT&T Intellectual Property I L.P.
Mohammed Assad
Sing Simon
Thomas Kayden Horstemeyer & Risley LLP
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