Personal communication device voice mail notification apparatus and method
June 28, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesAutomated telephone voice service system Telephone answering machine having call transfer capabilities Spontaneous voice and data messaging Two-way radio communication system having selectable operating modes Cellular telephone unit capable of automatic interaction with audio services Communication system providing automatic identification of calling parties Method of voice mail notification for cellular telephone systems Call completion system with message writing indication upon registration of mobile with basestation Home voice mail and paging system using an answering machine and a wide variety of alarms Incoming communications forwarding technique utilizing a called party location indicator InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 670877 filed on 06/28/1996US Classes:455/413, Voice mail340/7.55, Display379/88.12, Indication or notification of message455/412.2Having message notificationExaminersPrimary: Bost, Dwayne D.Assistant: Maung, Nay Foreign Patent References
International ClassH04Q 007/20AbstractA communication system includes at least one mobile communication device having a message indicator device, and a voice mail messaging center. The voice mail messaging center includes a voice mailbox associated with the at least one mobile communication device. The voice mail messaging center directs a call to the voice mailbox associated with the at least one mobile communication device for recording a message when the mobile communication device is unable to receive the call. The voice mail messaging center optimizes communication from the messaging center to the mobile communication device by sending a first message indicator to the mobile communication device when a voice mail message is recorded and the voice mailbox previously contained no messages, a second message indicator when the voice mailbox is full, and a third message indicator when the voice mailbox becomes empty. The indicator device of the mobile communication device provides a first indication in response to the first message indicator, a second indication in response to the second message indicator, and a third indication in response to the third message indicator. | |
