Patent ID: 6839555
Filing Date: 2005-01-04
Classification: H04M,H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless communication system providing a voice messaging service for a subscriber, the subscriber associated with a voice mailbox for the voice messaging service, the subscriber utilizing a wireless device, the wireless communications system comprising: a voice messaging system (VMS); a serving mobile switching center (MSC) connected to the VMS; means for requesting a first routing number from a service control point (SCP) by the serving MSC in response to the subscriber invoking the voice messaging service; means for establishing a connection between the wireless device and the VMS through the serving MSC utilizing the first routing number, the connection enabling the subscriber to retrieve a voice message deposited by a call sender; means for saving a bookmark by the VMS in response to the subscriber's interaction with the voice messaging service, the bookmark indicating a location in the voice mailbox; means for redirecting the connection from the VMS to the call sender's directory number (DN) through the serving MSC and an intelligent peripheral (IP) by the VMS in response to the subscriber invoking a call sender option; means for notifying the SCP about a rebound indicator, the rebound indicator corresponding to a call event type selected from the group consisting of a release by a call sender, forced rebound invocation digits entered by the subscriber, no answer by the call sender, the call sender busy, the call sender unavailable, and the call sender invalid; means for instructing the serving MSC to re-establish the connection between the subscriber and the VMS utilizing a second routing number in response to the means for notifying the SCP by the IP; means for re-establishing the connection to the VMS in response to the means for instructing the serving MSC by the SCP; and means for resuming the voice messaging service for the subscriber utilizing the bookmark.