Siemens Communications, Inc.

Siemens Enterprise Communications, Inc.

Andrew Mason

Rami Caspi

William Joseph Beyda

Zeno Staemmer

Jeffrey Mark Blohm

Mark Bernard Hettish

Michael Sharland

Victor Chan

A telecommunications method includes setting a media server greeting automatically responsive to detection of a change in setting of an e-mail system default message. The e-mail system default message may be an 'out of office' outgoing message. The media server greeting may be a voice greeting.

Method and apparatus for automatically setting 'out of office' greetings

A telecommunications system includes a network; a plurality of client devices operably coupled to said network, said plurality of client devices adapted to set one or more time contact parameters for buddies on a contact list; and a presence server including a timer, and adapted to maintain a timing of time contacts for selected contacts responsive to said parameters.

System and method for providing presence age information in a unified communication system

A system includes a server including one or more databases for storing one or more handling rules specifying handling of incoming telephone calls; an intermediary routing control unit configured to access the one or more databases responsive to an incoming telephone call and provide the one or more handling rules to a switch control unit for handling routing of the incoming telephone call, said switch control unit being on a signaling path of the incoming telephone call; wherein the server and intermediary routing control unit are external said signaling path.

Method and apparatus for personal call routing request and handling

A telecommunications system includes a plurality of electronic messaging clients (); at least one messaging server () having an e-mail presence activation module () adapted to receive an e-mail and determine therefrom whether a presence of a recipient is to be determined, and a presence module () responsive to controls from the e-mail presence activation module and adapted to determine a presence of a recipient of said e-mail prior to sending the e-mail to the recipient. In one embodiment, the e-mail presence activation module () is adapted to read a priority level of the e-mail message to determine whether to check a presence of the recipient.

System and method for e-mail presence confirmation

A telecommunications system includes a network (), a destination multimedia server (), and a destination presence server () operably coupled to the network. A plurality of multimedia clients () are also operably coupled to the network. The multimedia clients () include a presence option () and are adapted to be able to select whether the option is to be activated. In operation, when a client sends an e-mail to another client, the destination multimedia server () receives the e-mail and determines if the recipient supports presence. If so, the destination multimedia server () sends a query to the destination presence server () to check the recipient's presence. If the recipient is present, the message can be delivered. If not, the message can be held on the server until the recipient is present.

System and method for presence enabled e-mail delivery

A telecommunication system has capabilities for managing conference telephone calls. Cellular telephones may be registered to the system and may be used as contact devices in setting up conference telephone calls. When a cellular telephone is participating in a conference telephone call and drops out because, e.g., of lost signal, the system may automatically initiate a call back to re-connect the cellular telephone to the conference telephone call.

Apparatus and method for restoring a conference connection to a cellular telephone

A method, system, and article of manufacture for restoring a telephone connection between a first communication device and at least one other communication device. In some embodiments, the method includes establishing a first telephone call between a first communication device associated with a telecommunication system and at least one other communication device, initiating a call to the telecommunication system from the first communication device using a predetermined number, and automatically initiating, in response to the call to the predetermined number, a reconnect call by the telecommunication system to establish a second call between the first communication device and the at least one other communication device. In some embodiments, the first call and the second call may be between a first communication device and at least two other communication devices.

Apparatus and method for easily restoring a connection to a telephone

Embodiments provide a system, methods, apparatus, means, and computer program code for providing a voice mail message.

Method and system for providing a voice mail message

A system, method, apparatus, computer program code, and other embodiments for allowing a call to a busy telephone number extension to be queued and/or handled in accordance with one or more rules. The telephone may be connected to a PBX (Private Branch Exchange) or other switch or otherwise may be connected to a telephone network. In addition, a computer associated with the person also may be connected directly or indirectly to the PBX. A server connected to the PBX via a CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) link may be connected to the computer via a computer network. If a new call arrives at the PBX for the specific extension while the extension is busy, the PBX may notify the server of the call. When multiple incoming calls to the same extension exist, the server may indicate to the PBX how or in what order to queue the calls to the person.

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Andrew Mason