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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8160551 | Managing voicemail messages based on location of caller's wireless communication device Disclosed are a method, system and computer program product for processing voicemail messages to a user's wireless communication device based on a location of a caller's wireless communication device. Call answering protocols are assigned for implementation based on... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8145196 | Creation and management of voicemail greetings for mobile communication devices Methods, graphical user interfaces and devices for creation and management of voicemail greetings are disclosed. A user of a mobile communication device can create and manage multiple voicemail greetings. In one aspect, a user of a mobile communication device can cr... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8131269 | Voice message delivery system and method A hosted system receives a request for the delivery of a voice message from a collective such as a school district. The hosted system determines whether the message should be sent over a telephone line at the hosted system or the school district. Instructions are se... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131268 | Managing wireless transmissions upon unintentional disconnection of service Disclosed are a method, system and computer program product for managing unintentional disconnection of a communication device. A system detects a first device to a transmission has been unintentionally disconnected from an ongoing communication with a second commun... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126436 | Network support for voice mail preemption An apparatus in one example has: a mobile terminal operatively coupled to a mobile switching center; a subscriber database operatively coupled to the mobile switching center; a first terminal operatively coupled to the mobile switching center; a voice mail system op... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126437 | Ubiquitous voice messaging Methods and apparatus for providing ubiquitous and configurable communications between users is provided. Ubiquity and other features are provided using a common identifier linking two or more users. In one embodiment, a common identifier is automatically provided w... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8116743 | Systems and methods for downloading information to a mobile device Devices, systems and processes for accessing and management of voice and other messages. Such devices, systems and processes employ an interface which allows the user to access and manage messages on his or her user device and, furthermore, automatically to access a... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116744 | Advanced message waiting indication system An advanced message waiting indication system includes the ability to provide message waiting indicators for a plurality of voice mail (“VM”) systems. When a message is left on a remote VM system, a message waiting notification is passed to a centralized VM syst... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116745 | Method for displaying caller information of portable device A method of displaying a caller information in a portable device includes setting up an item of the caller information of each caller, and displaying the caller information based on the set item of the caller information of a caller corresponding to a phone number o... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8103253 | System and method for transmitting messages to a wireless communication device In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method for communicating information to a user includes transmitting a plurality of indicator messages to a communication device associated with a particular user, each indicator message associated with a... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099083 | Distributed fault-tolerant voice message system for independent mobile telephony networks A communications network and method for providing a voice message to a user of a mobile station (MS) in a network having a plurality of independent mobile systems, each independent mobile system including a Mobile Switching Center (MSC), Short Message Service Center... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8086223 | Using proximity information to dynamically change greeting messages on a mobile telephony device The present invention discloses a solution for delivering customized greeting messages to callers. In the solution, a call can be received from a remote device. A greeting message that is to be conveyed to the remote device due to a failure of a receiving party to a... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8068816 | Voice mailbox configuration methods and apparatus for mobile communication devices In one illustrative example disclosed, a mobile communication device includes a user interface, a processor, and a wireless transmitter. The user interface includes, among other things, a visual display which is part of a graphical user interface (GUI). For configur... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064887 | Communication and control system using location aware devices for audio message storage and transmission operating under rule-based control A cellular telephone handset stores audio files previously recorded by the user as well as voice mail messages from other users and selectively transmitted selected ones of these files to the remote listener, or to the voice mail system of a remote user. Voice mail ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064886 | Control mechanisms for mobile devices A control mechanism for a mobile communication device includes a first mode element, a second mode element and a third mode element. Each mode element corresponds to a distinct operational mode associated with a particular function of the mobile communication device... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060065 | Managing outgoing voicemail messages Embodiments of the invention provide ways to track the status of calls made to mobile devices. An illustrative method includes an originating mobile device receiving data from a mobile access network about an outgoing call, utilizing the data from the mobile access ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8032120 | Voice message transmission system, transmission result notification system, and methods thereof A voice message transmission system and method which includes a sending terminal (MS) for registering a voice message and for receiving a notice of a message regarding the registered voice information; a base station controller (BSC) carrying out a call connection o... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032122 | Systems and methods for providing enhanced voicemail services Methods for provisioning and initializing visual voicemail services on a mobile device, setting or changing a voicemail greeting for visual voicemail service, changing a password for accessing visual voicemail service, setting or changing a recorded name for a visua... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032121 | System and method for transferring voice messages Disclosed herein are a system and method for transferring voice messages. The system includes a voice message server. When a voice message and called terminal information are transmitted from a calling terminal, the voice message server stores the voice message, sea... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8010086 | System and method for providing location information with voicemail messages Embodiments of the present invention include a method for providing a user with a location of a caller associated with a voicemail message. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying the caller associated with the voicemail message. The method determines the... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005463 | Presence lite A service is provided to cell phone subscribers to improve reachability. A home location register node maintains state information on a subscriber's cell phone status. Cell phone status information includes: off; on, registered and available to receive calls; on, re... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000685 | Network support for distinctive voicemail greeting An apparatus in one example has: a mobile switching center having a voice mail system, a subscriber database with voicemail information, and a greetings database; the greetings database having a plurality of lists, and at least one phone number in each of the lists;... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996412 | Schedule information management method and system using digital living network alliance network A method and system for managing schedule information using a digital living network alliance (DLNA) network are disclosed. The method includes receiving a schedule memo stored in a portable terminal via a DLNA network, analyzing the schedule memo and creating a que... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7953395 | System and method for enhanced message notification Enhanced message notification is provided by an enhanced notification function element and a subscriber preference profile database. The enhanced notification function element queries the subscriber preference profile database to obtain subscriber communication term... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7912456 | Method and apparatus for improving voicemail notifications to multimode devices A voicemail system (100) has a wireless unit (102) for conveying wireless messages to multimode mobile devices (108) by way of a wireless communication network (106) operating independently of a telephony system (105) also capable ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7899443 | Multi-access solid state memory devices and a telephone utilizing such A method of sending e-mail from a computer, including attaching a telephone to a computer, saving at least one e-mail message from the computer on the telephone, activating the telephone, and automatically sending the e-mail message after the activating. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7890086 | Method and apparatus for sending voice message in mobile network To use the supplementary services of a conventional mobile communication service, such as Short Message Service (SMS) and Voice Mail System (VMS) service, there are problems in that an access method to each service must be known and several steps must be undergone. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7865177 | Method and system for down-converting an electromagnetic signal, and transforms for same, and aperture relationships Methods, systems, and apparatuses, and combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for down-converting an electromagnetic (EM) signal are described herein. Briefly stated, in embodiments the invention operates by receiving an EM signal and recursively operating on ap... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7840209 | Reply voice message transmission system and method thereof Disclosed is reply voice message transmission system and method thereof for transmitting a reply voice message showing whether a voice message from a sender is received by receiver's pressing a predetermined key in a mobile phone in the course of or after hearing th... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7822408 | Methods of recording voice signals in a mobile set Systems and methods for processing information are disclosed and may include comparing a plurality of signals having identical time stamps. The method may further include identifying which of the plurality of signals comprise voice signals and which of the plurality... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7796977 | Voice mailbox configuration methods and apparatus for mobile communication devices In one illustrative example disclosed, a mobile communication device includes a user interface, a processor, and a wireless transmitter. The user interface includes, among other things, a visual display which is part of a graphical user interface (GUI). For configur... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7787867 | Message accessing A request to retrieve a message, such as a voice mail message or an email message, may be provided by a user a of an electronic device. The message has one of at least two different presentation modes by which it may be revealed to the user at the electronic device.... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7773974 | Presence lite A service is provided to cell phone subscribers to improve reachability. A home location register node maintains state information on a subscriber's cell phone status. Cell phone status information includes: off; on, registered and available to receive calls; on, re... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7769364 | On demand voice mail recording system A cellular telephone handset stores audio files previously recorded by the user as well as voice mail messages from other users and selectively transmitted selected ones of these files to the remote listener, or to the voice mail system of a remote user. Voice mail ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7706781 | Data security in a mobile e-mail service A method for conveying e-mail traffic between an e-mail server (108) and a mobile terminal (102) which has an e-mail address (122A) under the e-mail server and permanent terminal identity (122B) and a temporary identity (122D) in a... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7657254 | User identification method in mobile communication system and mobile station, and mobile communication system therefor A mobile station includes a voice mail password in an outgoing call message for a call, a data communication and the like. A mobile telephone switching center determines whether the voice mail password of the outgoing call message from the mobile station is consiste... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7561869 | Push to talk (PTT) service mobile communication system and method A mobile communication system includes a sender terminal configured to input PTT (Push to Talk) voice data, a PTT server configured to convert the PTT voice data into VMS (Voice Mail System) formatted voice data, and a VMS server configured to receive the VMS format... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7558561 | System for communicating a story mail between communications devices that extends voice mail Methods and systems for communicating a story mail between communications devices extends voice mail are provided. In one embodiment, user specified correlation information that describes a correlation for presenting visual media with continuous audio data is used t... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7548745 | Method and system for delivering a voice mail notification to a subscriber using cellular phone network A method and system of the present invention delivers a voice mail notification to a subscriber of a voice mail system to indicate that a voice mail message is waiting in the subscriber mailbox. The voice mail system cellular phone network. The voice mail notificati... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7515903 | Speech to message processing Voice message processors are configured to produce text representations of voice messages. The text representations can be compacted based on one or more abbreviation libraries or rule libraries. Abbreviation processing can be applied to produce a compact text repre... | 04/07/2009 |
