Voicemail conversion
View Patent ↗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.
1. A method for providing voicemail conversion, comprising:
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 Public Switched Telephone Network based voicemail server;
receiving a Public Switched Telephone Network 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 Internet Protocol based communications device,
wherein the message waiting indicator is received and converted in response to a determination that a dual mode handset associated with the called party is currently set in an Internet Protocol mode.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending the converted message waiting indicator signal to the Internet Protocol based communications device.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message waiting indicator signal is configured to indicate that a message is currently awaiting retrieval.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message waiting indicator signal is configured to indicate that no message is currently awaiting retrieval.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising facilitating a determination of an Internet Protocol based identifier associated with the Internet Protocol based communications device.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the Internet Protocol based identifier includes at least one of the following: a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and an Internet Protocol address.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second protocol being configured for communication to the Internet Protocol based communications device includes a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).
8. A system for providing voicemail conversion, comprising:
an indicator receiving component configured to receive a message waiting indicator signal in a first protocol, the message waiting indicator signal being received from a voicemail server, the message waiting indicator signal being configured to indicate that a message for a called party has been received by the voicemail server, the voicemail server being configured to operate according to the first protocol;
an identifier receiving component configured to receive an identifier in the first protocol for a communications device associated with the called party, the communications device associated with the called party being configured to operate according to a second protocol; and
a converting component configured to convert the received message waiting indicator signal from the first protocol to the second protocol,
wherein the message waiting indicator is received and converted in response to a determination that a dual mode handset associated with the called party is currently set in an Internet Protocol mode.
9. The system of claim 8 , further comprising a sending component configured to send the converted message waiting indicator signal to the communications device associated with the called party.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first protocol includes an Internet Protocol and the second protocol includes a Public Switched Telephone Network based protocol.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first protocol includes a Public Switched Telephone Network based protocol and the second protocol includes an Internet Protocol.
12. The system of claim 8 , further comprising a determination component configured to facilitate a determination of a second protocol based identifier associated with the second protocol based communications device.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the second protocol based identifier includes at least one of the following: a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and an Internet Protocol address.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the second protocol being configured for communication to the second protocol based communications device includes a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).
15. A non-transitory computer readable medium for providing voicemail conversion, comprising:
indicator receiving logic configured to receive 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 Public Switched Telephone Network based voicemail server;
identifier receiving logic configured to receive a Public Switched Telephone Network based identifier for an Internet Protocol (IP) based communications device associated with the called party; and
converting logic configured to convert the received message waiting indicator signal from the first protocol to a second protocol, the second protocol being configured for communication to the Internet Protocol based communications device,
wherein the message waiting indicator signal is received and converted in response to a determination that a dual mode handset associated with the called party is currently set in an Internet Protocol mode.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising sending logic configured to send the converted message waiting indicator signal to the Internet Protocol based communications device.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the message waiting indicator signal is configured to indicate that a message is currently awaiting retrieval.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the message waiting indicator signal is configured to indicate that no message is currently awaiting retrieval.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising determination logic configured to facilitate a determination of an Internet Protocol based identifier associated with the Internet Protocol based communications device.