摘要:
Methods and apparatus are set forth for coordinating and controlling the execution of predefined Voice Mail system specific and/or protocol mandated processes in response to predefined signals which indicate the status of an Audio Messaging Interface Specification (AMIS) Analog Message Delivery Session. According to one aspect of the invention, each predefined status signal uniquely corresponds to a predetermined event that may take place during a Session, and each such status signal is logically associated with a set of responses. In particular, one aspect of the invention contemplates a method (and corresponding apparatus) for coordinating and controlling the operation of a voice messaging system network that supports the AMIS Analog protocol in response to Message Delivery Session status signals, comprising the steps of: (a) defining a set of exchange status signals each of which uniquely corresponds to a predetermined event that may take place during an AMIS Analog Message Delivery Session; (b) associating each exchange status signal with a set of process control signals for driving a set of predefined processes; (c) translating a given exchange status signal into its associated set of process control signals; and (d) driving the processes in the set of predefined processes utilizing the set of process control signals. The invention may be used in commercially available voice messaging system networks that support the AMIS Analog protocol, such as the RolmTM PhoneMailTM VM system network.