Systems and methods for providing voice mail notification from a separate voice mail system to mobile telephone

Abstract

A system for remote notification of new voicemail messages stored in a landline-based voicemail system to a wireless mobile telephone. A telephone switching system forwards an incoming call for a subscriber's landline telephone or number to a voicemail system for recording voicemail messages. A message platform monitors the generation of a notification request by the voicemail system that typically causes the telephone switching system to illuminate a message waiting indicator on the subscriber's telephone or provide an audible message waiting indication over the subscriber's line. The message platform, in response to detecting the notification request, outputs an e-mail message via a packet switched network (such as the Internet) to a wireless network in communication with a wireless mobile telephone used by the voicemail subscriber. The wireless network, in response to receiving the e-mail message, generates a command for the wireless mobile telephone based on address information supplied in the e-mail message. The command, received by the wireless mobile telephone, causes the wireless mobile telephone to activate a message waiting indicator that notifies the voicemail and wireless mobile telephone subscriber of the new voicemail message at the landline premises.