Preconfigured Sender Communication

Abstract

Methods and systems are described for allowing a calling party to provide a provisional message for a called party. In one aspect, when the calling party places a call to the called party and does not receive an answer, the calling party may choose to have the provisional message delivered.

1 . A method comprising:
 receiving, from a calling party device, a first provisional message for a mail system of a called party device;   receiving a second provisional message for the mail system of the called party device;   sending a first communication requesting a voice call session with the called party device;   receiving a second communication comprising an indication of an unavailability of the requested voice call session and an indication of forwarding to the mail system of the called party device; and   determining, responsive to the second communication, whether to send the first provisional message with call origination information enabling an audio signal to accompany the first provisional message or the second provisional message to the mail system of the called party device.