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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1996
Kamala D Urs, Bartlett, IL (US);
Daniel J Coombes, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Valy Lev, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Shaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A dispatch radio communication system (100) that includes a dispatch processor (101) and a voice mail system (103) employs a method and apparatus for providing voice mail service in the dispatch system. The dispatch processor receives a request to communicate from a first communication unit (109), wherein the request includes a dispatch identification (ID) of a second communication unit (110) that is a target of a communication from the first communication unit. The dispatch processor then determines whether the second communication unit can participate in the communication. When the second communication unit cannot participate, the dispatch processor establishes a communication path (122, 126) between the first communication unit and a third communication unit (111) that is coupled to the voice mail system to allow a user of the first communication unit to provide a voice mail message to the voice mail system for a user of the second communication unit.