Patent ID: 6934367
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a status certification for a first voicemail message in a telecommunications network, the telecommunications network including a voicemail system, the voicemail system performing a method, comprising: receiving the first voicemail message and a status certification request at the voicemail system, the first voicemail message generated by a calling party and distributed to a voicemail box assigned to a recipient of the first voicemail message, wherein the recipient is a subscriber to a voicemail service provided by the voicemail system; assigning a message identifier to said first voicemail message and creating a temporary voicemail box accessible to the calling party, the calling party being a nonsubscriber of the voicemail service associated with a subscriber of a voicemail message system; in response to detecting an occurrence of a disposition event, creating a disposition identifier in responses to a disposition event; and associating said disposition identifier with said first voicemail message; in response to detecting a triggering event, compiling said disposition identifier and said first voicemail message identifier to create a status notification in response to a triggering event, and storing said status notification in the temporary voicemail box accessible to a non-subscriber of said voicemail message system; and providing an access identifier for accessing said temporary voicemail box, wherein an asynchronous dialog is performed between the calling party among users having said access identifier and the recipient via said temporary voicemail box, wherein said asynchronous dialog comprises: accessing said temporary voicemail box with said access identifier; receiving a second voicemail message; associating said second voicemail message with said first voicemail message; and storing said second voicemail message.