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Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014

Filed:

Jun. 07, 2007
Applicants:

Rajesh Ramanathan, Redmond, WA (US);

Eran Shtiegman, Redmond, WA (US);

Paul Tidwell, Sammamish, WA (US);

Robert Osborne, Redmond, WA (US);

Justin Michael Maguire, Iii, Andover, MA (US);

Inventors:

Rajesh Ramanathan, Redmond, WA (US);

Eran Shtiegman, Redmond, WA (US);

Paul Tidwell, Sammamish, WA (US);

Robert Osborne, Redmond, WA (US);

Justin Michael Maguire, III, Andover, MA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/64 (2006.01); H04M 3/533 (2006.01); H04M 11/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/533 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods that control a voice mail experience from a client side of a voice mail server system and enhance features thereof. A dynamic voice mail user interface can change based on what predetermined activity the user engages in. Moreover, a field component further enables a caller to identify characteristics of the voice mail. An XML based protocol empowers a client application to control state of the voice mail system, wherein a session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INFO request or response can carry out voicemail control command, result and event.


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