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A system that allows a computer user to designate a cellular telephone buddy to whom to send a text message asking the cellular telephone buddy to call the user back. The buddy calls the user by having the cellular telephone automatically place a call back telephone call to the user at the computer. The call is routed to the user at the user's computer via voice over internet protocol (VoIP) communications

Reclamaciones

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a computer allowing a user to designate a telephone number of a text enabled telephone; and

a call system transmitting a text message to the text enabled telephone with the text message comprising a callback telephone number of the user, receiving a callback telephone call from a telephone network and presenting the callback telephone call to the user at the computer.

2. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the computer comprises one of a personal computer, a PDA computer, a computer running a computer assisted telephone application.

3. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising a voice mail server.

4. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the computer is connected to a packet switched network and the call system comprises:

a VoIP gateway connected to a communication network;

an a voice media server connected to the gateway;

a call client connected to the media server and the packet switched network;

a web application connected to the call client and the media server;
a database connected to the web application;
a roster manager connected to the database; and
a buddy server connected to the roster manager and the packet switched network

5. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the message comprises a multimedia message.

6. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the message comprises a personal message from the user.

7. An apparatus, comprising:

a personal computer connected to a packet switched network allowing a user to designate a telephone number of a multimedia enabled telephone;

a call system transmitting a multimedia message to the multimedia enabled telephone with the text message comprising a callback telephone number of the user and a personal message from the user, receiving a callback telephone call from a telephone network and presenting the callback telephone call to the user at the computer, said system comprising
a VoIP gateway connected to a public switched telephone network;
an a voice media server connected to the gateway;
a call client connected to the media server and the packet switched network;
a web application connected to the call client and the media server;
a database connected to the web application;
a roster manager connected to the database; and
a buddy server connected to the roster manager and the packet switched network; and
a voice mail server connected to the public switched telephone network

8. A database, comprising:

a cellular telephone number field for a cellular telephone to receive a callback text message;

an internet protocol address field for an internet protocol address of a user to receive the call back from the cellular telephone number; and

a system telephone number field for a system telephone number of the user to receive a call back from the cellular telephone number for the address.

9. A database as recited in claim 8, further comprising a channel field for a VoIP channel of the call back call to the user.

10. A database as recited in claim 8, further comprising a status filed for an online status of the user.

11. A database as recited in claim 8, further comprising a carrier field for a carrier identifier for identifying a specification of the message.

12. A database as recited in claim 8, further comprising personal information field for identifying personal information of the user to be used in the call back call