Patent ID: 8014506
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: H04M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for managing multiple telephone calls in a cellular network, the method comprising: receiving a communication from a mobile telecommunication services subscriber associated with a mobile communication device having a mobile identification number, wherein; activating, in response to receiving the communication, the routing feature for the subscriber, to create an activated routing feature associated with the mobile identification number; associating the routing feature with the mobile identification number associated with the subscriber mobile communication device; determining, at a server operating on the cellular network, that a call to the subscriber mobile communication device received at the cellular network comprises a facsimile transmission, the determining occurring before the call to the subscriber mobile communication device is connected to the subscriber mobile communication device; determining, from call information associated with the call, a called mobile identification number associated with the call; correlating, in a correlation, the called mobile identification number, of the call information associated with the call, to the subscriber mobile identification number associated with the routing feature; determining whether the subscriber associated with the subscriber mobile communication device has activated the routing feature for automatically routing the incoming facsimile transmission based on the correlation; routing the facsimile transmission to a voice mail system associated with the subscriber, without first indicating to the subscriber that the call for the subscriber has been received, if it is determined that the routing feature has been activated by the subscriber; sending, following routing of the facsimile transmission to the voicemail system, a notification to the subscriber indicating that the facsimile transmission has been received at the voicemail system, wherein sending the notification includes sending a web page communication; and the notification comprises a characteristic of the facsimile transmission, the characteristic being at least one of a number of received pages, a time at which the facsimile transmission was received, and a date on which the facsimile transmission was received; and forwarding the facsimile transmission to a secondary device upon receiving instructions from the subscriber via the voice mail system.