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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2006
Michael N. Aberethy, Jr., Pflugerville, TX (US);
Travis M. Grigsby, Austin, TX (US);
Michael A. Paolini, Austin, TX (US);
Lakshmi Potluri, Austin, TX (US);
Michael N. Aberethy, Jr., Pflugerville, TX (US);
Travis M. Grigsby, Austin, TX (US);
Michael A. Paolini, Austin, TX (US);
Lakshmi Potluri, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for enhancing a phone device such as a cell phone by automatically linking/associating caller identifying information with voicemail notification so that the phone's user (callee) receives notification of which missed call(s) generated a voicemail/SMS notification. The voicemail notification displays a notification identification (NID) associated with the particular caller number that generated the voicemail, and each voicemail displayed via the associated NID on the phone's display when the user selects the voicemail. Also, voicemail notification (icon or check mark) is added to the missed call log and displayed next to the missed call number that generated a voicemail. Additionally, granular user-directed access to voicemail is provided whereby the user of the phone device accesses the voicemail from the missed call (or received call) log and is able to listen to a specific voicemail left by a selected one of the listed missed calls/callee.