Patent ID: 8457602
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of processing calls in a hybrid communication voicemail system, in which a user of both wireline and wireless telephones may check voicemail messages at a desired voicemail box, the method processing calls to a wireline telephone system via a wireless telephone system, comprising: receiving a call from a calling party at a wireline telephone directed to a called party; determining when if the call is not answered at the wireline telephone, providing two or more options for processing the call, wherein the two or more options for processing the call including providing a wireless telephone available for routing the call and providing a wireless voicemail box associated with the wireless telephone that is available for receiving a voicemail message from the calling party; receiving a selection of a call processing option; in response to receiving a selection of the call processing option for routing the call to the wireless voicemail box associated with the wireless telephone, determining whether the wireless voicemail box associated with the wireless telephone is mapped by querying the wireline telephone system database for one or more instructions for processing specialized calls directed to the wireline telephone, and if the wireless voicemail box associated with the wireless telephone is mapped then routing the call to the wireless voicemail box associated with the wireless telephone to receive a voicemail message from the calling party; and in response to receiving a selection of a call processing option for routing the call to the wireless telephone, querying the wireline telephone system database for one or more instructions for processing specialized calls directed to wireline telephone to determine when to pass the calls to the wireless telephone, and routing the call to the wireless telephone consistent with the one or more instructions.