Patent ID: 8805335
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating a call between a first user equipment and second user equipment, the method comprising: receiving, from the second user equipment, a request to communicate with the first user equipment; determining that the first user equipment is leaving a message for the second user equipment at the time the request is received; based on the determination, initiating a communication session between the second user equipment and a voicemail server on which the message is being left; receiving an indication from the first user equipment that the first user equipment is to remain on hold until the second user equipment has retrieved the voicemail; detecting that the second user equipment has retrieved the voicemail; and based on detecting that the second user equipment has retrieved the voicemail, facilitating the initiation of a communication session between the first user equipment and the second user equipment, wherein facilitating the initiation of the communication session comprises initiating the communication session after the second user equipment has completed retrieving the voicemail.