SMART INTERNODAL TRANSFER FOR SUBSCRIBER ACCESS IN MULTINODEVOICE MESSAGING SYSTEMS

摘要

Method for providing smart, internodal transfer for subscriber access which enables a subscriber who inputs a subscriber access number at a node in a multinode voice messaging system which is different from the subscriber's home node, i.e., the node which supports the subscriber's personal mailbox, to perform the subscriber's personal mailbox transactions without having to place a second call to reach the home node and without having to re-enter mailbox identification and password information once the home node is reached. An embodiment of the invention includes the steps of: (a) identifying calls received at a node which is not the home node, the home node being the node which supports a personal mailbox session requested by the subscriber; (b) transferring information relating to the call such as subscriber mailbox identification and subscriber access type to the home node via a data paths (c) transferring the subscriber call to the home node; and (d) identifying calls received at the home node by such step of transferring to continue the subscriber's personal mailbox access session.