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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2004
Pramodkumar Patel, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Erwin P. Comer, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
Pramodkumar Patel, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Erwin P. Comer, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A voice mail method screens calls made by a calling subscriber () to a called subscriber () which is unavailable (or otherwise screening calls). The screening method determines () whether the called subscriber () has a voice mail screening feature. An internet protocol multi-media system () receives the call from the called subscriber (). The internet protocol multi-media system then transfers call control to a voicemail screening server which plays subscriber () the beginning of the voicemail message being left by subscriber () and offers to-route the call back to the called subscriber (). The called subscriber then indicates via a short code whether the called subscriber will accept the call ().