Larry L Valco

6826264, Nov 30, 2004

Jun 12, 2002

10/166654

Larry Lee Valco - Pleasanton CA
Sherrill J. Packebush - Austin TX
John Payton Beans - Oakland CA

SBC Technology Resources, Inc. - Austin TX

H04M 164

379 671, 379 70, 379 76, 379 8804, 379 8817, 379 8818, 379 8822

A method for interfacing a subscriber to a voice mail component of a telecommunications system is provided. The method includes playing messages to the subscriber when the subscriber is in a message review area and providing a plurality of functions to the subscriber while the messages are playing and including an option of accessing a settings area. The method further includes placing the subscriber in a settings area in response to a subscribers command and sequentially listing a series of persistent settings features when the subscriber is in the settings area.

7333595, Feb 19, 2008

Jul 12, 2004

10/887837

Larry Lee Valco - Pleasanton CA, US
Sherrill J. Packebush - Austin TX, US
John Payton Beans - Oakland CA, US

AT&T Labs, Inc. - Austin TX

H04M 1/64

379 8825, 379 8814, 379 8823

A method provides customized voice mail settings feature information to a telecommunications service subscriber. The method includes customizing a list of persistent settings features to include multiple persistent settings features that relate to telecommunications services subscribed to by the telecommunications service subscriber. The persistent settings features are maintained in a defined state through more than one subscriber session. The subscriber is sequentially prompted to select a persistent settings feature from the customized list by sequentially playing each of the persistent settings features to the subscriber.

20080095329, Apr 24, 2008

Dec 13, 2007

11/955980

Larry VALCO - Pleasanton CA, US
Sherrill PACKEBUSH - Austin TX, US
John BEANS - Oakland CA, US

AT&T LABS, INC. - Austin TX

H04M 1/64

379088110

Persistent voicemail settings features are set by generating a list of persistent settings features, which are maintained in a defined state through more than one subscriber session, to include multiple persistent settings features that can be selected and set in accordance with input of a voicemail subscriber. The subscriber is sequentially prompted to select a persistent settings feature from the generated list by sequentially playing a first prompt for each of the persistent settings features. The selected persistent settings feature is set in accordance with input from the subscriber.

6442243, Aug 27, 2002

Apr 25, 2000

09/558292

Larry Lee Valco - Pleasanton CA
Sherrill J. Packebush - Austin TX
John Payton Beans - Oakland CA

SBC Technology Resources, Inc. - Austin TX

H04M 164

379 671, 379 884, 379 8813, 379 8822, 37920102, 37920713

An interface to a voice mail system includes a message review area from where messages are played to a subscriber and a settings area. The message review area is immediately accessed when the subscriber enters the voice mail system. The settings area is accessed from the message review area when the subscriber enters a predetermined command. Settings features are sequentially accessed from the settings area. Functions directly available from the message review area are also provided.