IP Library Granted Patent US 8,477,913
Granted Patent B2
US 8,477,913 · App. 12/434,603 · Granted Jul 2, 2013

Voicemail with data content

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Patent No.
US 8,477,913
App. No.
12/434,603
Granted
Jul 2, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Techniques for attaching content to a voicemail are described. Content may be attached to a voicemail by storing the content and the voicemail in a common container or envelope, embedding the content at a location within the voicemail, tagging the content with an identifier identifying the voicemail, tagging the voicemail with a tag identifying the content and a location of the content on a network, or otherwise associating the content with the voicemail. A representation of the content to be attached to the voicemail may be visually displayed on a user interface of an originating telecommunications device before attaching the content to the voicemail.

Claims (29)

1. One or more tangible computer-readable media stored with instructions that, when executed by a processor of a recipient device, perform acts comprising:

receiving a voicemail greeting associated with a voice mailbox of a user of a called device;

presenting, on a display of the recipient device, a user interface usable to access the voice mailbox;

presenting the voicemail greeting on the recipient device; and

visually displaying content attached to the voicemail greeting on the user interface.

2. The one or more tangible computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the content attached to the voicemail greeting comprises an audible message.

3. The one or more tangible computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the content attached to the voicemail greeting comprises a text message.

4. The one or more tangible computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the visually displaying comprises automatically displaying the content in response to presenting the voicemail greeting.

5. The one or more tangible computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the visually displaying comprises displaying the content in response to receipt of user input to the user interface of the recipient device.

6. A method comprising:

receiving, by a recipient device, a voicemail greeting associated with a voice mailbox of a user of a called device;

presenting, by the recipient device, on a display of the recipient device, a user interface usable to access the voice mailbox;

presenting, by the recipient device, the voicemail greeting on the recipient device; and

visually displaying, by the recipient device, content attached to the voicemail greeting on the user interface.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the content attached to the voicemail greeting comprises an audible message.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the content attached to the voicemail greeting comprises a text message.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the visually displaying comprises automatically displaying the content in response to presenting the voicemail greeting.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the visually displaying comprises displaying the content in response to receipt of user input to the user interface of the recipient device.

11. A recipient device comprising:

a processor; and

a plurality of computing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the recipient device to perform operations including:

receiving a voicemail greeting associated with a voice mailbox of a user of a called device,

presenting, on a display of the recipient device, a user interface usable to access the voice mailbox,

presenting the voicemail greeting on the recipient device, and

visually displaying, by the recipient device, content attached to the voicemail greeting on the user interface.

12. The recipient device of claim 11 , wherein the content attached to the voicemail greeting comprises an audible message.

13. The recipient device of claim 11 , wherein the content attached to the voicemail greeting comprises a text message.

14. The recipient device of claim 11 , wherein the visually displaying comprises automatically displaying the content in response to presenting the voicemail greeting.

15. The recipient device of claim 11 , wherein the visually displaying comprises displaying the content in response to receipt of user input to the user interface of the recipient device.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2022
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
To: IBSV LLC; LAYER3 TV, LLC; PUSHSPRING, LLC; T-MOBILE CENTRAL LLC; T-MOBILE USA, INC.; ASSURANCE WIRELESS USA, L.P.; BOOST WORLDWIDE, LLC; CLEARWIRE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS LLC; SPRINTCOM LLC; SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.; SPRINT INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED; SPRINT SPECTRUM LLC
Reel/Frame 062595/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 2, 2020
From: T-MOBILE USA, INC.; ISBV LLC; T-MOBILE CENTRAL LLC; LAYER3 TV, INC.; PUSHSPRING, INC.; BOOST WORLDWIDE, LLC; CLEARWIRE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS LLC; CLEARWIRE LEGACY LLC; SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.; SPRINT INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED; SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.; ASSURANCE WIRELESS USA, L.P.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2020
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
To: T-MOBILE USA, INC.; IBSV LLC; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS WIRELESS, INC.; T-MOBILE SUBSIDIARY IV CORPORATION; LAYER3 TV, INC.; PUSHSPRING, INC.
Reel/Frame 052969/0314 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2020
From: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
To: T-MOBILE USA, INC.; IBSV LLC
Reel/Frame 052969/0381 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 30, 2016
From: T-MOBILE USA, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
Reel/Frame 041225/0910 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 17, 2015
From: T-MOBILE USA, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; T-MOBILE SUBSIDIARY IV CORPORATION
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 037125/0885 →