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App. No. 11/939,263

Controlling Voice Mail Systems From Instant Messaging Clients

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App. No.
11/939,263
Abstract

A method of controlling a voice mail system with an instant messaging client is disclosed. For example, the illustrative embodiment enables a user of a instant messaging client to forward a voice mail message to one or more people listed in the instant messaging client's buddy list. Furthermore, the instant messaging client also enables the user to annotate the voice mail message and to send the voice mail commentary alone with the voice mail message to one or more people listed in the instant messaging client's buddy list.

Claims (28)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving an indication of the existence of a voice mail message in a voice mailbox associated with a first user;

selecting an indicium of a second user from a buddy list in an instant messaging client; and

forwarding the voice mail message to a second voice mailbox associated with the second user.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

selecting an indicium of a third user from the buddy list in the instant messaging client; and

forwarding the voice mail message to a third voice mailbox associated with the third user.

3 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

recording a voice mail commentary for the voice mail message; and

forwarding the voice mail commentary for the voice mail message to the second voice mailbox.

4 . A method comprising:

receiving an indication of the existence of a voice mail message in a voice mailbox associated with a first user;

recording a voice mail commentary for the voice mail message;

selecting an indicium of a second user from a buddy list in an instant messaging client; and

forwarding the voice mail message and the voice mail commentary to a second voice mailbox associated with the second user.

5 . The method of claim 4 further comprising:

selecting an indicium of a third user from the buddy list in the instant messaging client; and

forwarding the voice mail message and the voice mail commentary to a third voice mailbox associated with the third user.

6 . A method comprising:

receiving an indication of the existence of a voice mail message in a voice mailbox associated with a first user;

selecting an indicium of a second user from a buddy list in an instant messaging client;

selecting an indicium of a third user from the buddy list in the instant messaging client;

forwarding the voice mail message to a second voice mailbox associated with the second user; and

forwarding the voice mail message to a third voice mailbox associated with the third user.

7 . The method comprising:

recording a voice mail commentary for the voice mail message; and

forwarding the voice mail commentary for the voice mail message to the second voice mailbox; and

forwarding the voice mail commentary for the voice mail message to the third voice mailbox.

Assignments (4)
BANKRUPTCY COURT ORDER RELEASING ALL LIENS INCLUDING THE SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 025863/0535 Recorded Dec 15, 2017
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST, NA
To: AVAYA INC.
Reel/Frame 044892/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 22, 2011
From: AVAYA INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION
To: BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST, NA, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT, THE
Reel/Frame 025863/0535 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2008
From: GARTNER, JEFFREY G.
To: AVAYA INC.
Reel/Frame 021405/0684 →
REASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 26, 2008
From: AVAYA TECHNOLOGY LLC
To: AVAYA INC
Reel/Frame 021156/0734 →