Method and apparatus for accessing missed call information
View Patent ↗The invention comprises a method and apparatus for enabling missed call information to be accessed from a remote device via a packet network. Specifically, the method comprises receiving missed call information associated with a called party, storing the missed call information and transmitting the missed call information towards a remote device associated with the called party via a packet network.
1. A computer-implemented method for using a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server to provide missed call information for a call initiated from a caller to a callee, comprising:
receiving, at the SIP server, SIP signaling indicative of a call request from a caller device of the caller to a callee device of the callee, wherein the caller device comprises a SIP client and the callee device comprises a SIP client, wherein the SIP server is configured for mediating call establishment between SIP clients;
determining, by the SIP server, callee information associated with the callee, wherein the callee information comprises an indication as to whether a missed call service is activated for the callee;
in response to at least one of an indication that the missed call service is activated for the callee and a determination that the callee is unavailable, determining, at the SIP server, missed call information for the call request, wherein the missed call information comprises call information associated with the call request and caller information associated with the caller, wherein determining the missed call information for the call request comprises:
determining, by the SIP server, the call information associated with the call request; and
retrieving, by the SIP server from at least one remote server, the caller information associated with the caller; and
transmitting the missed call information from the SIP server toward a missed call server configured for storing the missed call information for the callee.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the caller information comprises at least one of caller name, caller address, and caller phone number.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the call information comprises at least one of a call date, a call time, a call priority, and a call message.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the missed call information is adaptable for display to a user interface.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the missed call information is adaptable for use in initiating a return call to the caller.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the missed call information comprises a video message.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the missed call information is transmitted using SIP signaling.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a request for at least a portion of the missed call information associated with the callee.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:
retrieving at least a portion of the missed call information associated with the callee; and
propagating, toward a remote device, the at least a portion of the missed call information associated with the callee.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein retrieving, by the SIP server from at least one remote server, the caller information associated with the caller comprises:
initiating a request for caller information from the SIP server to at least one remote server; and
receiving caller information from at least one remote server.
11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one remote server comprises a user information server.
12. An apparatus for using a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server to provide missed call information for a call initiated from a caller to a callee, comprising:
a processor configured for:
receiving, at the SIP server, SIP signaling indicative of a call request from a caller device of the caller to a callee device of the callee, wherein the caller device comprises a SIP client and the callee device comprises a SIP client, wherein the SIP server is configured for mediating call establishment between SIP clients;
determining, by the SIP server, callee information associated with the callee, wherein the callee information comprises an indication as to whether a missed call service is activated for the callee;
in response to at least one of an indication that the missed call service is activated for the callee and a determination that the callee is unavailable, determining, at the SIP server, missed call information for the call request, wherein the missed call information comprises call information associated with the call request and caller information associated with the caller, wherein determining the missed call information for the call request comprises:
determining, by the SIP server, the call information associated with the call request; and
retrieving, by the SIP server from at least one remote server, the caller information associated with the caller; and
transmitting the missed call information from the SIP server toward a missed call server configured for storing the missed call information for the callee.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for using a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server to provide missed call information for a call initiated from a caller to a callee, the method comprising:
receiving, at the SIP server, SIP signaling indicative of a call request from a caller device of the caller to a callee device of the callee, wherein the caller device comprises a SIP client and the callee device comprises a SIP client, wherein the SIP server is configured for mediating call establishment between SIP clients;
determining, by the SIP server, callee information associated with the callee, wherein the callee information comprises an indication as to whether a missed call service is activated for the callee;
in response to at least one of an indication that the missed call service is activated for the callee and a determination that the callee is unavailable, determining, at the SIP server, missed call information for the call request, wherein the missed call information comprises call information associated with the call request and caller information associated with the caller, wherein determining the missed call information for the call request comprises:
determining, by the SIP server, the call information associated with the call request; and
retrieving, by the SIP server from at least one remote server, the caller information associated with the caller; and
transmitting the missed call information from the SIP server toward a missed call server configured for storing the missed call information for the callee.