Patent ID: 6389276
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A voicemail system for generating a notification message in response to storage of a voicemail message for a called party, comprising:a telephone switch interface for receiving a transferred call and corresponding forwarding data from a telephone switch of a telephone network, the telephone switch interface including a signaling link interface for receiving the forwarding data, including signaling information corresponding to subscriber line information for the called party, via a signaling link of a signaling network; a voice processing unit for initiating a personalized greeting for the called party, and recording a voicemail message supplied by the transferred call, in response to the forwarding data, the voice processing unit outputting a recorded message indicator in response to recording the voice mail message; a control unit for controlling operations of the voicemail system, the control unit including a table for identifying an e-mail destination address for the called party, the control unit configured for selectively generating a voicemail notification e-mail message for the called party in response to reception of the recorded message indicator; and an e-mail server for outputting the voicemail notification e-mail message to the called party via a packet switched network.