Abstract:
A configurable computer telephony application that supports multiple lines of data/voice communication with terminals (5-10) operating in heterogeneous packet and circuit switched networks. The application includes a graphical interface (100a). Telecommunication commands (100) are processed and converted into messages, and data is input to perform a plurality of call processing and data management services.
Abstract:
Various techniques for searching information are provided using a wireless server and wireless device, such as an Internet-ready cellular phone. As a consumer navigates about a menu displayed at the wireless device, i.e. issues various navigation instructions, the wireless server can receive one or more search parameters from the wireless device. A search operation based on the one or more search parameters can then be performed and the wireless device can then navigate about an existing menu or generate a second menu based on the search.
Abstract:
In a preferred embodiment, the system of the present invention comprises two or more bridge servers (30); one or more conferencing servers (50), each of which is configured to communicate with at least one of said bridge servers; and a transaction server, in communication with each transaction server. The transaction server is configured to manage conferencing resources among the conferencing servers. Each conferencing server is preferably configured to monitor bridge status for each bridge assigned to it and to provide bridge status information to the transaction server. The transaction server and conferencing servers are preferably further configured such that bridge servers assigned to a first conferencing server are subsequently assigned to a second conferencing server by the transaction server if the first conferencing server fails.
Abstract:
Voicemail notification messaging for mobile communication devices is disclosed. Voicemail notification messages corresponding to voicemail messages are received through a wireless receiver of the mobile device and voicemail message header lines corresponding to them are displayed in a message list. The mobile device (202) receives the voicemail notification messages from several different voicemail systems (302) for consolidating voicemail message processing using a single common user interface. Preferably, the mobile device provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for the end-user with visual objects corresponding to PLAY, REWIND, FAST FORWARD, SKIP BACK, SKIP FORWARD, as examples, which provides for transparency of voicemail system-specific commands. Advantageously, each voicemail notification message includes voicemail message summary information, such as a calling party identifier, a message time stamp, and message length, for use in providing voicemail message header information in the message list. In addition, each voicemail notification message includes voicemail message retrieval/processing information, such as a voicemail access telephone number, a voicemail message identification number, and voicemail message processing commands, for use in providing the system interface transparency.
Abstract:
A voice message is bookmarked by marking the voice message with a bookmark in a bookmark location. The voice message is accessed at the bookmark location by selecting the bookmark.
Abstract:
An Interaction Object Model (IOM) interface to a data repository includes objects representing files in the data repository; standardized information about each file [255], the information associated in the IOM with each object, and an updating interface [253] communicating with the data repository [263], keeping objects conformal with the files in the data repository. An interaction interface to system function modules requiring data associated with the files in the data repository is provided, wherein through the interaction interface the system function modules are enabled to retrieve required data from the IOM without accessing the data files in the data repository directly. A principle use is in a multimedia call center, storing text and non-text transactions of the call center.
Abstract:
A multimedia messaging service is provided for use in a powerful, facilities-based, end-to-end Internet Protocol (IP) based network infrastructure that guarantees voice, data and video communication reliability and security to users for an integrated telephone, television and data network. The IP network multimedia messaging service provides an any-media messaging service to its users. The IP network user may send and receive mail messages in a variety of formats such as e-mail (text), voice mail (audio), or multimedia video mail (audio and video). A Graphical User Interface (GUI) is provided as one means for retrieving a user's stored mail messages. The GUI provides the user with a single means for identifying and accessing all the various types of mail messages which are stored and awaiting review; whether the mail message is in e-mail, voice-mail, or multimedia video mail format. Further, the system may provide the user control of the type of media by which the stored mail messages are to be retrieved and reviewed, regardless of the type of media used to create and store the message. For example, if a user has an e-mail message they can instruct the IP network multimedia message service to transform the text of the e-mail message into an audio message using voice synthesis. Similarly, if a user has an audio voice-mail message the system can transform the audio into a text (e-mail) message using voice recognition. The multimedia messaging service of the present invention may also enable a user to sort and/or prioritize mail messages based on a variety of user specified criteria such as the senders identity, subject matter, date sent, priority specified by the sender, etc. The multimedia messaging service may include a multimedia message forwarding feature which enables the user to specify a remote location to which message waiting notification will be automatically forward and from which the user may instantaneously review the message in whatever media the user selects. The multimedia messaging service may enable the user to store the messages on their own equipment, e.g., within a PC or a Broadband Residential Gateway (BRG), or to archive the message within the system for a fee. The multimedia messaging service may also be equipped with a simple user friendly message waiting indicator for each IP address and a one touch multimedia messaging service message retrieval feature activation.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method, apparatus and system for providing an addressee of a stored message with a graphical notification associated with a source of the stored message. In general terms, a communications device of the addressee is presented with the graphical notification in the form of an information signal which relates the stored message to at least one graphical image associated with the source of the stored message.
Abstract:
With only an understanding of the functionality to be provided by a service, one can quickly and easily develop or create such a service by, in accordance with the principles of the invention, selecting and arranging instantiations of predetermined "pictures", e.g., icons, into a multilevel outline which generally specifies the service logic of the desired service. Each picture represents a "service building block", e.g., a high level process part and its customizable attributes, and for each instantiation of a picture in the multilevel outline there exists a corresponding instantiation of a service building block. The operation of the instantiations of the service building blocks are customizable in response to attributes supplied by the service creator. A service development system arranges instantiations of the service building blocks, in response to the operations on the pictures, to develop a program that implements the service logic as specified by the multilevel outline. The display of the graphical multilevel outline may be expanded or collapsed by the service creator for viewing convenience without affecting the service logic or attributes of the corresponding service.
Abstract:
An interactive voice response menu for computer software support which typically presents voice queries to a user is graphically displayed on a user computer. The interactive voice response menu is graphically displayed using a hierarchical paradigm scheme which is created based on statistics gathered from known user problem and is updated continuously when additional user problems are discovered. The user navigates through the graphical interactive voice response menu hierarchical scheme choosing more and more specific queries with the user computer to help diagnose the user's software problem. Also, when the user visits selected levels in the hierarchical scheme, diagnostic applications are launched automatically on the user computer which gather data for use in diagnosing the user's computer software problem.