Patent ID: 7184535
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for directing a communication request to terminating equipment associated with a predetermined revert number, the method comprising: receiving at a voicemail server, a communication request from a caller for a callee at a first terminating equipment; providing the caller with a prompt indicating a predetermined user option for contacting the callee at a second terminating equipment associated with the predetermined revert number; and in response to receiving caller input related to the predetermined user option, sending a release message indicating a release of the communication request from the voicemail server, wherein the release message facilitates rerouting the communication request to a second termination device associated with the predetermined revert number wherein the voicemail server is further configured to send the release message to a service switching point (SSP) associated with the voicemail server, wherein the release message includes a GR-1129 message comprising a remote operations (RO) parameter, and wherein the remote operations (RO) parameter includes the revert number.