| 摘要 |
Using the Internet World Wide Web (WWW) network (320), a WWW client (310) ca n communicate with a WWW Server (330) to request access to a user's voice mail. In order to satisfy this request, the user enters his voice mail mailbox number, and activ ates an appropriate hyperlink. The WWW Server then launches an application, MSG Clie nt (350), which in turn communicates with an application , MSG Server (370), that runs in conjunction with the voice mail system (380, 385, 390). In response to an initial message from the MS G Client, the MSG Server returns information about all voice mail messages wit hin the specified mailbox, which are displayed at the WW W Client. This display includes a hyperlink to each message in the mailbox. Th us a user can select a message from within the mailbox b y activating this hyperlink, which prompts the WWW Server to again launch MSG Client. This in turn sends a second message to MSG Server, which responds by returning the actual audio data for the selected m essage to the MSG Client, which is forwarded onto the WW W Client via the WWW Server. The WWW Client then plays out the audio data, all owing the user to hear his or her selected voice mail message. |
