Abstract:
Disclosed is a unified messaging system and method for combining a voice-mail system with an e-mail system. The present invention is a hybrid event driven system that polls a universal e-mail box for receipts, with the voice-mail system being fully event driven. The present invention maintains two persistent log-ins to the universal e-mail box, one to deliver messages and one to read message receipts. Thus, the system and method does not need to log-in and -out or read the entire list of messages. The present invention uses a file system instead of a state database. The system and method acts in real time such that messages in the unified messaging systems are synchronized within a pre-determined real-time. The system and method uses a “fail-safing” technique in which, after copies of messages are made and stored by each messaging component, allows one system to work if another is down.
Abstract:
A system (10) for transferring an address list includes a portable wireless electronic device (12). A wireless communication system (16) is capable of establishing a wireless communication link (14) with the portable wireless electronic device (12). A wireline communication network (18) is connected to the wireless communication system (16). A computer (20) is connected to the wireline communication network (18). The computer (20) contains an address software that sends a plurality of addresses to the portable wireless electronic device (12).
Abstract:
Disclosed is a unified messaging system and method for combining a voice-mail system with an e-mail system. The present invention is a hybrid event driven system that polls a universal e-mail box for receipts, with the voice-mail system being fully event driven. The present invention maintains two persistent log-ins to the universal e-mail box, one to deliver messages and one to read message receipts. Thus, the system and method does not need to log-in and -out or read the entire list of messages. The present invention uses a file system instead of a state database. The system and method acts in real time such that messages in the unified messaging systems are synchronized within a pre-determined real-time. The system and method uses a “fail-safing” technique in which, after copies of messages are made and stored by each messaging component, allows one system to work if another is down.
Abstract:
In one aspect of the invention, a method for call forwarding synchronization includes allowing a telephone subsystem to forward calls for a telephonic device to a first call forwarding destination. The method also includes allowing a wireless subsystem to forward calls for a mobile station to a second call forwarding destination. The mobile station is associated with the telephonic device. The method further includes determining a registration state of the mobile station. In addition, the method includes synchronizing the call forwarding destinations for the mobile station and the telephonic device in response to a change to at least one of the registration state, the first call forwarding destination, and the second call forwarding destination.
Abstract:
Voice messages are stored in both a user's voice mailbox in a voice mail system and an e-mail box in an e-mail system distinct from the voice mail system. When a voice message is stored in a user's voice mailbox in the voice mail system, a corresponding e-mail message is sent to and stored in an e-mail system with the voice message located in an attachment to the e-mail message. Information identifying the voice mail system and the voice mail message are included in a predefined portion of the email message, such as a particular field of the header. At predetermined times the user's voice mailbox and e-mail box are synchronized. In particular, the voice mail system uses standard e-mail protocols to retrieve the predefined portion of the e-mail messages sent by the voice mail system, analyzes the retrieved information to determine what updates need to be performed to synchronize the information contained in the two systems, and then performs the synchronization, deleting messages and changing the status of messages as needed.
Abstract:
To synchronize a communication system via a packet-oriented data network, a frequency offset of a time-measuring device is determined by a measuring device using only data packets with approximately the same forward and return times.
Abstract:
In one aspect of the invention, a method for call forwarding synchronization includes allowing a telephone subsystem to forward calls for a telephonic device to a first call forwarding destination. The method also includes allowing a wireless subsystem to forward calls for a mobile station to a second call forwarding destination. The mobile station is associated with the telephonic device. The method further includes determining a registration state of the mobile station. In addition, the method includes synchronizing the call forwarding destinations for the mobile station and the telephonic device in response to a change to at least one of the registration state, the first call forwarding destination, and the second call forwarding destination.
Abstract:
A method for time synchronization of a plurality of telephony application units in a computer network retrieves a master clock value from a master telephony application unit configured to establish communication between two or more individuals and synchronizes a client clock value of a telephony application unit with the master clock value. Each of the plurality of telephony application unit is coupled to the master telephony application unit and is also configured to establish communication between two or more individuals.
Abstract:
A system (10) for transferring an address list includes a portable wireless electronic device (12). A wireless communication system (16) is capable of establishing a wireless communication link (14) with the portable wireless electronic device (12). A wireline communication network (18) is connected to the wireless communication system (16). A computer (20) is connected to the wireline communication network (18). The computer (20) contains an address software that sends a plurality of addresses to the portable wireless electronic device (12).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a private digital communication apparatus for interconnecting a plurality of interface modules which communicate through a common bus. In particular, it concerns a multipoint apparatus which uses a two-wire cable as a bus, and the access to the bus is carried out through the time multiplex technique (TDMA).