摘要:
Method and apparatus for providing a universal addressing plan for a network of voice store-and-forward messaging system sites wherein a telephone numbering plan for a telephone network can be mirrored among the sites in the network, notwithstanding whether the sites utilize the public switched network or on a private network. In accordance with the present invention: (a) network address extension ranges, i.e., a group of related network addresses which relate to one site or which relate to different sites, can have different lengths; (b) a message may be forwarded using either a full network address or a portion thereof (which portion is referred to as a local extension portion); (c) local extensions for different network address extensions range can have different lengths; (d) network address extension ranges can share a common prefix, the ranges being distinguished on the basis of length; (e) network address extension ranges can overlap; (f) users have different network address extension ranges even though the local extension portions thereof may overlap; and (g) a user may be relocated to another site without having to modify his or her network address.
摘要:
Method and apparatus for providing a universal addressing plan for a network of voice store-and-forward messaging system sites wherein a telephone numbering plan for a telephone network can be mirrored among the sites in the network, notwithstanding whether the sites utilize the public switched network or on a private network. In accordance with the present invention: (a) network address extension ranges, i.e., a group of related network addresses which relate to one site or which relate to different sites, can have different lengths; (b) a message may be forwarded using either a full network address or a portion thereof (which portion is referred to as a local extension portion); (c) local extensions for different network address extensions range can have different lengths; (d) network address extension ranges can share a common prefix, the ranges being distinguished on the basis of length; (e) network address extension ranges can overlap; (f) users have different network address extension ranges even though the local extension portions thereof may overlap; and (g) a user may be relocated to another site without having to modify his or her network address.
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.