Patent ID: 8509742

Claim:
A method of providing a notification of missed voice calls directed to non-responsive called party devices in a communication network, comprising: receiving, at a messaging platform, a call directed to a called party device when the called party device is in a non-responsive state; storing call data associated with the call at the messaging platform; generating a notification utilizing the stored call data at the messaging platform; and sending the notification from the messaging platform to at least one of a called party device and a device associated with the called party, the notification comprising at least an identification of the calling party and a date and time when the call was made, wherein sending the notification comprises: determining that the called party device is in a responsive state by waiting to receive a confirmation from a communication switch that the called party device is receiving a signal from a communication base station prior to sending the notification; and sending the notification from the messaging platform to the called party device, wherein the notification is sent based on a user-specified schedule set by the called party, wherein when, based on a time period established in the user-specified schedule, a determination is made that the called party device is not proximate to the called party, the notification is sent to an alternate device associated with the called party, the alternate device being determined, based on the user-specified schedule, to be proximate to the called party during the time period.