IP Library Granted Patent US 9,282,189
Granted Patent B2
US 9,282,189 · App. 14/334,727 · Granted Mar 8, 2016

Methods, systems, and products for notifications

Inventor: Darryl Cynthia Moore (Social Circle, GA)
Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
H04M3/537H04M3/53333H04W4/02H04M2203/2083
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Patent No.
US 9,282,189
App. No.
14/334,727
Granted
Mar 8, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A voicemail notification indicates a caller has recorded a voicemail. The voicemail notification may be sent to any destination, such as a caller's device. The voicemail notification may be displayed in a communication log to visually indicate that the voicemail was recorded. A different notification may be sent and displayed to indicates the recipient retrieved the voicemail.

Claims (37)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a processor, an electronic notification indicating a device has retrieved a voicemail, the device identified by a network address;

receiving, by the processor, an electronic voicemail retrieval icon indicating the voicemail has been retrieved;

receiving, by the processor, global positioning system coordinates associated with the network address, the global positioning system coordinates describing a retrieval location at which the device retrieved the voicemail;

retrieving, by the processor, an electronic communications log associated with a calling address associated with the voicemail; and

adding, by the processor, an electronic entry to the electronic communications log associated with the calling address, the electronic entry associating the global positioning system coordinates describing the retrieval location to the network address associated with the device retrieving the voicemail and to the electronic voicemail retrieval icon.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending the electronic voicemail retrieval icon to the calling address.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying the voicemail retrieval icon in the communications log to indicate the device retrieved the voicemail at the global positioning system coordinates describing the retrieval location.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending an indication to the calling address recording the voicemail, the indication indicating the voicemail has been retrieved at the global positioning system coordinates describing the retrieval location.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a date and a time indicating when the voicemail was retrieved.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising associating a date and time of retrieval to the global positioning system coordinates describing the retrieval location.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a name of a recipient retrieving the voicemail.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adding a field to the electronic entry in the electronic communications log, the field including information describing a name associated with the calling address.

9. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing code that when executed causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving an electronic notification indicating a called device associated with a network address has retrieved a voicemail;

receiving an electronic voicemail retrieval icon indicating the voicemail has been retrieved;

receiving global positioning system coordinates associated with the network address, the global positioning system coordinates describing a retrieval location at which the called device retrieved the voicemail;

retrieving an electronic communications log associated with a calling address associated with the voicemail; and

adding an electronic entry to the electronic communications log associated with the calling address, the electronic entry associating the global positioning system coordinates describing the retrieval location to the network address associated with the called device retrieving the voicemail and to the electronic voicemail retrieval icon.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise sending the voicemail retrieval icon to the calling address.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise displaying the voicemail retrieval icon in the communications log to indicate the called device retrieved the voicemail at the global positioning system coordinates describing the retrieval location.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise sending an indication to the calling address associated with the voicemail, the indication indicating the voicemail has been retrieved.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving a date and a time indicating when the voicemail was retrieved.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise associating a date and time of retrieval to the global positioning system coordinates describing the retrieval location.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving a name of a recipient retrieving the voicemail.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise adding a field to the electronic entry in the electronic communications log, the field including information describing a name associated with the calling address.

17. A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving an electronic notification indicating a called device associated with a network address has retrieved a voicemail;

receiving an electronic voicemail retrieval icon indicating the voicemail has been retrieved;

receiving global positioning system coordinates associated with the network address, the global positioning system coordinates describing a retrieval location at which the called device retrieved the voicemail;

retrieving an electronic communications log associated with a calling address associated with the voicemail; and

adding an electronic entry to the electronic communications log associated with the calling address, the electronic entry associating the global positioning system coordinates describing the retrieval location to the network address associated with the called device retrieving the and to the electronic voicemail retrieval icon.

18. The memory device of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise sending the voicemail retrieval icon to the calling address.

19. The memory device of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise displaying the voicemail retrieval icon in the communications log to indicate the called device retrieved the voicemail.

20. The memory device of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise sending an indication to the calling address associated with the voicemail, the indication indicating the voicemail has been retrieved.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2015
From: AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Reel/Frame 036589/0553 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 9, 2015
From: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 036574/0454 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 9, 2015
From: AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 036574/0519 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 9, 2015
From: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 036574/0549 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2014
From: MOORE, DARRYL CYNTHIA
To: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033389/0842 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13170224 · Jun 28, 2011
Continuation 11707805 · Feb 16, 2007
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