Voicemail systems can include a memory and a processor. The memory can store data relating to users. An incoming communication can be handled by the voicemail system, forwarded to another voicemail system, provided with functionality based upon a user\'s preferences, and the like. The voicemail systems can include functionality to allow a user to consolidate voicemail messages and/or calls at one or more designated destinations, for example, a voicemail system and/or a mobile device.

Claims

20 · 3 independent · depth 3

20 granted claims

›1.independentA method comprising:nreceiving a call at a voicemail system;determining, by the voicemail system, if the voicemail system comprises a slave voicemail …+8

›2.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein storing the message comprises storing the message and call data associated with the message at a memory location associ…d2

›3.↳ 1The method of claim 1, further comprising:nstoring message content and call data associated with the message at a memory location associated with the …d2+2

›6.↳ 1The method of claim 1, further comprising, if the determination is that the voicemail system comprises the slave voicemail system:nstoring message con…d2

›7.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein storing the message comprises storing audio data.d2

›8.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein storing the message comprises storing text data.d2

›9.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein storing the message comprises storing audio data and text data.d2

›10.independentA method comprising:nreceiving a call at a voicemail system;determining, by the voicemail system, if the voicemail system comprises a slave voicemail …+4

›15.independentA mobile device comprising:na processor; anda memory that stores computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the proc…+5

›16.↳ 15The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the user interface further comprises a further indicator that indicates a format for the message.d2+2

›19.↳ 15The mobile device of claim 15, further comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perfor…d2

›20.↳ 15The mobile device of claim 15, further comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perfor…d2

Classifications

9 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section G — Physics

G06F15/16

Section H — Electricity

H04M11/00
H04M1/64
H04M3/493

USPC · US Patent Classification

455/413455/412.2379/88.22379/88.18709/209

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non-final + final

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Christopher M Brandt

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31 Aug 2007

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 60969419	31 Aug 2007
related publication	US 20130183941 A1	18 Jul 2013

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