Visual Voice Mail Server Packet-Switched Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing voice mail systems in telecommunications networks are inefficient in resource utilization, particularly when delivering visual voice mail messages, as they often rely on circuit-switched networks and do not effectively manage message delivery based on recipient availability, presence, and location, leading to unnecessary resource consumption.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize packet-switched networks to deliver voice mail messages, allowing for real-time conversion to text messages based on recipient availability and presence, and enabling delivery to multiple recipients or alternative devices, including those connected to the internet, using a visual voice mail server with processors configured to handle such conversions and deliveries.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If circuit switched networks are used to deliver voice mail messages, then voice mail delivery is achieved, but network resources are consumed inefficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the network parameter from circuit-switched to packet-switched, enabling more efficient resource utilization while maintaining voice mail delivery capability. This parameter change allows dynamic allocation of network resources based on actual message delivery needs rather than dedicated circuit allocation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces dynamic decision-making based on recipient status (availability, presence, location). The message delivery mechanism becomes adaptive, automatically selecting between text and voice formats and determining optimal delivery timing based on real-time recipient information, thereby improving resource efficiency without sacrificing versatility.
2Reliability
If voice mail messages are always delivered as voice, then message fidelity is maintained, but network resources are wasted when recipients are unavailable
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms by checking recipient availability, presence, and location status before message delivery. Based on this feedback information, the system intelligently decides whether to deliver voice or text messages and determines the optimal delivery timing, ensuring message delivery success while avoiding unnecessary resource consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary checks of recipient status (availability, presence, location) before initiating message delivery. This preliminary action allows the system to prepare the appropriate message format and timing in advance, preventing wasted resources on deliveries to unavailable recipients while ensuring reliable delivery when appropriate.
3Adaptability or versatility
If visual voice mail is delivered peer-to-peer, then message privacy is maintained, but system versatility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves universality by enabling voice mail messages to be delivered to multiple types of devices (mobile phones, computers, tablets) and multiple recipients simultaneously. The packet-switched network architecture allows a single message to be routed to various destinations based on recipient preferences and availability, greatly enhancing system versatility without requiring separate peer-to-peer infrastructure for each device type.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for delivery of a voice mail message to a recipient. The method includes identifying the recipient of the voice mail message, receiving a notification indicative of one of the subscriber's availability, the subscriber's presence and the subscriber's location, recording the voice mail message, selectively converting the voice mail message to a text message based on the notification, and delivering either the text message or the voice mail message to a device of the recipient based on the notification. The method may further include receiving an alternative destination device for delivery of the text message or the voice message and delivering the text message or the voice message to the alternative destination device using internet protocol.