The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2004
Julia Skladman, Northbrook, IL (US);
Robert J. Thornberry, Jr., Wheaton, IL (US);
Bruce A. Chatterley, Redmond, WA (US);
Alexander Siu-kay NG, Richmond Hill, CA;
Bruce L. Peterson, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Julia Skladman, Northbrook, IL (US);
Robert J. Thornberry, Jr., Wheaton, IL (US);
Bruce A. Chatterley, Redmond, WA (US);
Alexander Siu-Kay Ng, Richmond Hill, CA;
Bruce L. Peterson, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
SBC Properties, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Northern Telecom Limited, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
A system and method for interfacing unified message processing systems with legacy voice mail, e-mail and facsimile systems, located behind corporate firewalls. The system includes a unified message server, a proxy interface and a message protocol converter. The proxy interface is configured to access the legacy system in response to a request from a unified message server. Messages stored on the legacy system are converted by a protocol converter to a predetermined format compatible with the unified message server. The converted messages are then transferred to a unified message server which is capable of providing messages from different messaging system, such as voice mail, e-mail and facsimile to users in a predetermined format. The invention permits enterprise wide communication systems to provide unified messaging without abandoning pre-existing legacy messaging system.