Patent ID: 8194832
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A voice mail enabled telephone comprising: a receiver; a display; a user interface; and a controller that is configured to control the receiver to receive from a voice mail server, caller identification information for a voice mail message for the telephone independent of a request from the telephone to access the voice mail server, and to control the display to display an identification of the caller that is based upon the caller identification information; wherein the controller is further configured to access a stored phone book at the telephone to determine if an identification of the caller is present that corresponds to the caller identification information for the voice mail message that was received, and to control the display to display a pop-up message including the identification of the caller if the identification of the caller is present, independent of input from the user interface; and wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display a pop-up message including the caller identification information that was received if the identification of the caller is not present independent of input from the user interface.