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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2007
Applicants:
Douglas Green, Lenexa, KS (US);
Arthur D. Townsend, Olathe, KS (US);
Inventors:
Douglas Green, Lenexa, KS (US);
Arthur D. Townsend, Olathe, KS (US);
Assignee:
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/64 (2006.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide ways to locally store and deliver voicemail messages on personal communication devices. An illustrative method includes initiating a call to a recipient's device, receiving an indication the call cannot be established, prompting the user to leave a voicemail, storing the voicemail locally on the communications device, and sending the voicemail to the recipient's device.