Methods and apparatus to associate voice messages with missed calls

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10484536-B2
Application number	US-201113235015-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 16, 2011
Priority date	Sep 16, 2011
Publication date	Nov 19, 2019
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019

Abstract

Methods and apparatus to associated voice messages with missed calls are disclosed. One example method includes receiving at a mobile device a call log item, obtaining a caller identity and a call log item time stamp, and determining if a voice message is associated with the call log item based on a voice message time stamp, the call log item time stamp, and a message duration. Other embodiments are described.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
loading into memory of a mobile device a call log item;
determining whether or not the call log item relates to a missed call; and
in response to determining that the call log item relates to a missed call:
obtaining a caller identity and a call log item time stamp from the call log item, the call log item time stamp comprising a time at which the mobile device obtains a missed call indication;
locating an incoming voice message associated with the call log item based on a timing constraint being met that includes an evaluation of the call log item time stamp from the call log item, a message duration of an outgoing message, a message duration of the incoming voice message, and a latency time including time required to create a visual voicemail message from the incoming voice message, wherein the latency time is learned from prior message processing and a comparison between the time at which the mobile device obtained the missed call indication and a time when the visual voicemail message is received; and
adding the call log item to the call log upon locating the incoming voice message based on the timing constraint.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the incoming voice message associated with the call log item is located further based upon the caller identity.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a user interface indication in a call log that the incoming voice message is associated with the call log item.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the incoming voice message associated with the call log item is located further based upon a terminating number of the call log item.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the latency time is server-specific.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the latency time is a constant.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the latency time is preset.

8. A mobile device comprising:
a housing;
a display carried by the housing;
a wireless receiver and transmitter carried by the housing;
a processor carried by the housing, coupled to the wireless receiver and transmitter, and coupled to the display, the processor configured to:
load into memory a call log item;
determine whether or not the call log item relates to a missed call; and
in response to determining that the call log item relates to a missed call:
obtain a caller identity and a call log item time stamp from the call log item, the call log item time stamp comprising a time at which the mobile device obtains a missed call indication;
locate an incoming voice message associated with the call log item based on a timing constraint being met that includes an evaluation of the call log item time stamp from the call log item, a message duration of an outgoing message, a message duration of the incoming voice message, and a latency time including time required to create a visual voicemail message from the incoming voice message, wherein the latency time is learned from prior message processing and a comparison between the time at which the mobile device obtained the missed call indication and a time when the visual voicemail message is received; and
add the call log item to the call log upon locating the incoming voice message based on the timing constraint.

9. The mobile device of claim 8 , wherein the incoming voice message associated with the call log item is located further based upon the caller identity.

10. The mobile device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to provide a user interface indication in a call log that the incoming voice message is associated with the call log item.

11. The mobile device of claim 8 , wherein the incoming voice message associated with the call log item is located further based upon a terminating number of the call log item.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the latency time is server-specific.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the latency time is a constant.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the latency time is preset.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing a mobile device to perform a method comprising:
loading into memory of the mobile device a call log item;
determining whether or not the call log item relates to a missed call; and
in response to determining that the call log item relates to a missed call:
obtaining a caller identity and a call log item time stamp from the call log item, the call log item time stamp comprising a time at which the mobile device obtains a missed call indication;
locating an incoming voice message associated with the call log item based on a timing constraint being met that includes an evaluation of the call log item time stamp from the call log item, a message duration of an outgoing message, a message duration of the incoming voice message, and a latency time including time required to create a visual voicemail message from the incoming voice message, wherein the latency time is learned from prior message processing and a comparison between the time at which the mobile device obtained the missed call indication and a time when the visual voicemail message is received; and
adding the call log item to the call log upon locating the incoming voice message based on the timing constraint.

Assignees

• Balannik Vadim
• Ellis Patrick Dell
• Blackberry Ltd

Inventors

• Balannik Vadim
• Ellis Patrick Dell

Classifications

• H04M3/48 Primary

  Arrangements for recalling a calling subscriber when the wanted subscriber ceases to be busy · CPC title

• H04M2203/551

  Call history · CPC title

• H04M3/53333

  Message receiving aspects · CPC title

• H04M3/537

  Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message {, whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message} · CPC title

• H04M2250/60

  logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs · CPC title