Patent ID: 8295814
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of automatically configuring a single voice messaging service for handling phone calls directed to one or more different voice messaging systems of a user, comprising: receiving an indication of acceptance by the user to automatically configure the single voice messaging service for handling phone calls directed to a first voice messaging system and a second voice messaging system of the user; sending a first phone number of the user to the single voice messaging service, wherein the first phone number is directed to the first voice messaging system; sending a second phone number of the user to the single voice messaging service, wherein the second phone number is directed to the second voice messaging system; receiving a forwarding phone number for the single voice messaging service; receiving an access phone number for the single voice messaging service; automatically registering without further user interaction the first phone number and the second phone number with the single voice messaging service, wherein the single voice messaging service comprises a server capable of receiving voice messages; automatically changing without further user interaction an existing speed dial associated with the first voice messaging system to use the access phone number received from the single voice messaging service; automatically configuring without further user interaction the first phone number for forwarding voice mails to the single voice messaging service and for retrieval of the voice mails from the single voice messaging service and not from the first voice messaging system; and automatically configuring without further user interaction the second phone number for forwarding voice mails to the single voice messaging service and for retrieval of the voice mails from the single voice messaging service and not from the second voice messaging system.