IP Library Granted Patent US 8,848,883
Granted Patent B2
US 8,848,883 · App. 13/896,473 · Granted Sep 30, 2014

System and method for managing messages in a packetized voice environment

Inventors: Goangshiuan Shawn Ying (Oakland, CA); Eugene L. Edmon (Danville, CA)
Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
H04M1/642H04M1/2535
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Patent No.
US 8,848,883
App. No.
13/896,473
Granted
Sep 30, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method includes receiving, at a first customer premises equipment device, an indication of an incoming call. The indication is received in response to a call signal of the incoming call being received at a second customer premises equipment device from a session initiation protocol agent associated with the second customer premises equipment. The call signal is received when the second customer premises equipment device is engaged in a call. The call is distinct from the incoming call. The method includes, in response to receiving the indication, storing, at the first customer premises equipment device, a voice message from a calling party. The voice message is associated with the call signal of the incoming call.

Claims (32)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a first customer premises equipment device, an indication of an incoming call, the indication received in response to a call signal of the incoming call being received at a second customer premises equipment device, wherein the call signal is received when the second customer premises equipment device is engaged in a call, the call distinct from the incoming call;

in response to receiving the indication, storing, at the first customer premises equipment device, a voice message from a calling party, wherein the voice message is associated with the call signal of the incoming call;

receiving a request from the second customer premises equipment device to store the voice message at a network storage device; and

in response to receiving the request, sending the voice message to the network storage device for storage.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the incoming call is received at the second customer premises equipment device from a session initiation protocol agent associated with the second customer premises equipment, and wherein the indication is received from a session initiation protocol server associated with a service provider network and wherein the indication includes a session initiation protocol query.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending a graphical user interface from the first customer premises equipment to a display device to present information about the incoming call.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, in response to receiving a second request from the second customer premises equipment device, causing a copy of the voice message stored at the network storage device to be sent to the second customer premises equipment device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the call signal arrives via a data link including a global packet radio services link, an enhanced data group special mobile environment link, a cable modem link, a satellite link, a digital subscriber line link, or a combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the call is a voice over internet protocol call and wherein the second customer premises equipment device is included in a voice over internet protocol communication device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first customer premises equipment device is associated with a first internet protocol address and a session initiation protocol agent is associated with a second internet protocol address.

8. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory accessible to the processor, the memory including instructions that are executable by the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving an indication of an incoming call, the indication received in response to a call signal of the incoming call being received at a remote customer premises equipment device, wherein the call signal is received when the remote customer premises equipment device is engaged in a call, the call distinct from the incoming call;

in response to receiving the indication, storing in the memory a voice message from a calling party, wherein the voice message is associated with the call signal of the incoming call;

receiving a request from the remote customer premises equipment device to store the voice message at a network storage device; and

in response to receiving the request, sending the voice message to the network storage device.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the memory and the processor are included in a communication device, the communication device including a mobile communication device, a voice over internet protocol communication device, or both.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the incoming call is received at the remote customer premises equipment device from a session initiation protocol agent associated with the remote customer premises equipment, and wherein the session initiation protocol agent is associated with a first address and the communication device is associated with a second address different from the first address.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first address is a first internet protocol address and the second address is a second internet protocol address.

12. The system of claim 8 , further comprising a network interface to communicate with a service provider network, wherein the network storage device is associated with the service provider network.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the service provider network provides a message communication service, the message communication service including short messaging service, enhanced messaging service, multimedia messaging service, or a combination thereof.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the call is received from a session initiation protocol server associated with the service provider network and wherein the call is a voice over internet protocol call.

15. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise sending a graphical user interface to a display device to present information about the incoming call.

16. The system of claim 8 , wherein the memory stores a call completion rule that indicates the voice message is to be stored in the memory in response to receiving the indication of the incoming call.

17. A computer readable storage device storing instructions that are executable by a processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at a first customer premises equipment device, an indication of an incoming call, the indication received in response to a call signal of the incoming call being received at a second customer premises equipment device, wherein the call signal is received when the second customer premises equipment device is engaged in a call, the call distinct from the incoming call;

in response to receiving the indication, storing, at the first customer premises equipment device, a voice message from a calling party, wherein the voice message is associated with the call signal of the incoming call;

receiving a request from the second customer premises equipment device to store the voice message at a network storage device; and

in response to receiving the request, sending the voice message to the network storage device for storage.

18. The computer readable storage device of claim 17 , wherein the first customer premises equipment device includes a voice over internet protocol communication device, wherein the incoming call is received at the second customer premises equipment device from a session initiation protocol agent associated with the second customer premises equipment device, and wherein the session initiation protocol agent is associated with a first internet protocol address and the voice over internet protocol communication device is associated with a second internet protocol address different from the first internet protocol address.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2013
From: YING, GOANGSHIUAN SHAWN; EDMON, EUGENE L.
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 12637504 · Dec 14, 2009
Division 10887210 · Jul 8, 2004
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