Patent ID: 6389115
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A premise controller for providing an indication of a voice mail message at a voice mail system associated with a private branch exchange (PBX) to an external phone server, the system comprising:software processing message waiting signals received from the voice mail system and/or the PBX; and software sending message waiting signals to a client server over a network wherein said client server provides message waiting indicator signals to an external phone server; wherein said premises controller receives standard station message desk interface signals (SMDI) from the voice mail system, said SMDI signals including a message waiting indicator signal (MWI) and a corresponding voice mail number; wherein said premise controller is further configured to receive telocator alpha numeric paging protocol signals (TAP) from the voice mail system via the PBX, said TAP signals including a voice mail number, cell phone number, and a number of voice mail messages and desired notification format.