Patent ID: 8346222
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, for providing voicemail notifications to a mobile device that is configured to receive voicemails from a visual voicemail system providing a voicemail service, comprising: receiving, by a processor of the visual voicemail system, from the mobile device, a roaming status message indicating that the mobile device is roaming; suspending, by the processor, in response to receiving the roaming status message, the visual voicemail service in connection with the mobile device, wherein suspending the visual voicemail service for the mobile device comprises an operation selected from a group of operations consisting of: receiving, by the processor, a voicemail message directed to a voicemail account associated with the mobile device; and sending, by the processor, a notification message to the mobile device to notify the mobile device of the voicemail message.