1. A system for providing converged voice mail service, the system comprising:
a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) switch configured to:
receive, via a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), a first call from a calling party to one of a plurality of telephone numbers associated with a voice mail subscriber; and
send a first Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INVITE in response to receiving the first call;
a SIP server configured to:
receive the first SIP INVITE;
identify the voice mail subscriber as a subscriber to the converged voice mail service; and
invoke a voice mail controller based on an identification of the voice mail subscriber as a subscriber to the converged voice mail service;
the voice mail controller, configured to:
determine subscriber configuration information;
identify, based on the subscriber configuration information, a destination messaging platform for the first call, from among a plurality of messaging platforms; and
send a second SIP INVITE to the destination messaging platform;
the destination messaging platform, configured to:
receive the second SIP INVITE;
establish a voice connection with the calling party; and
record a voice mail message in a voice mailbox associated with the voice mail subscriber.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein:
the VoIP switch is further configured to:
receive a voice message retrieval request from the voice mail subscriber;
send a third SIP INVITE to the SIP server;
the SIP server is further configured to:
receive the third SIP INVITE;
identify the voice mail subscriber as a subscriber to the converged voice mail service, in response to receiving the third SIP INVITE; and
invoke the voice mail controller for message retrieval, based on an identification of the voice mail subscriber as a subscriber to the converged voice mail service;
the voice mail controller is further configured to:
identify the destination messaging platform for voice message retrieval; and
send a fourth SIP INVITE to the destination messaging platform; and
the destination messaging platform is further configured to:
establish a second connection with the voice mail subscriber;
interact with the voice mail subscriber; and
replay the voice message for the voice mail subscriber.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the destination messaging platform is further configured to send a message waiting notification to each of the plurality of telephone numbers associated with the voice mail subscriber.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the voice mail controller is a servlet, and wherein the SIP server comprises the servlet.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein an application server comprises the SIP server and the voice mail controller.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the SIP server comprises a service capability interaction manager (SCIM) that is configured to:
receive the first SIP INVITE;
identify the voice mail subscriber as a subscriber to the converged voice mail service; and
invoke the voice mail controller based on an identification of the voice mail subscriber as a subscriber to the converged voice mail service.
7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a route server in communication with the VoIP switch, wherein:
the VoIP switch is configured to query the route server to determine a call route and send the first SIP INVITE in accordance with the call route.
8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a network profile database, wherein the SIP server is configured to query the network profile database to identify the voice mail subscriber as a subscriber to the converged voice mail service.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein the voice mail controller is configured to query the network profile database to determine the subscriber configuration information.
10. The system of claim 8, wherein the network profile database is a home subscriber server.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein the voice mail controller is configured to act as a SIP proxy, and wherein sending a second SIP INVITE comprises rerouting the first SIP INVITE.
12. The system of claim 1, wherein the voice mail controller is configured to act as a back-to-back user agent (B2BA), and wherein sending a second SIP INVITE comprises receiving the first SIP INVITE and generating a new, second SIP INVITE.
13. The system of claim 1, further comprising a telephony switch configured to receive the call from the calling party and route the call to a specified number associated with the VoIP switch.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the telephony switch is a service switching point (SSP).
15. The system of claim 13, wherein the telephony switch is a mobile switching center (MSC).
16. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of telephone numbers associated with the voice mail subscriber includes a plain old telephone system (POTS) wireline number and a wireless number.
17. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of telephone numbers does not include a VoIP number.
18. The system of claim 1, wherein the voice mailbox serves as a converged voice mailbox for all of the plurality of telephone numbers.
19. A method of providing a converged voice mail service, the method comprising:
receiving, at a VoIP switch and from a public switched telephone network (PSTN), a call from a calling party to one of a plurality of telephone numbers associated with a voice mail subscriber;
sending a first Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INVITE in response to receiving the call;
receiving the first SIP INVITE at a SIP server;
identifying the voice mail subscriber as a subscriber to the converged voice mail service;
identifying a destination messaging platform for the first call, from among a plurality of messaging platforms;
sending a second SIP INVITE to the destination messaging platform;
establishing a connection between the calling party and the destination messaging platform; and
recording the voice mail message at the destination messaging platform in a voice mailbox that is associated with the voice mail subscriber.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:
receiving, at a telephony switch, the call from the calling party, wherein the telephone number to which the call is directed to a plain old telephone system (POTS) wireline telephone number associated with the voice mail subscriber; and
forwarding the call from the telephony switch to the VoIP switch.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method, comprising:
providing a stamper, the stamper comprising:
a patterned layer comprising a hard material, the patterned layer having a back plane; and
a back plane layer directly bonded to the back plane of the patterned layer, the back plane layer comprising a compressible material; and
imprinting the patterned layer into an embossable layer, the embossable layer being disposed above a substrate.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the hard material comprises a rigid material.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the compressible material comprises an elastomer.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the embossable layer comprises a deformable solid.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the stamper is used to imprint the embossable layer for production of a magnetic recording disk.
6. The method of claim 3, wherein the stamper is used to imprint the embossable layer for production of a magnetic recording disk.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein imprinting comprises applying a pressure to the back plane layer in an approximate range of 10 to 2,000 psi.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the stamper is used to imprint the embossable layer for production of an optical recording disk.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the stamper is used to imprint the embossable layer for production of a display.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the stamper is used to imprint the embossable layer for production of a semiconductor device.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the embossable layer is imprinted with a feature having a lateral dimension less than approximately 100 nm.
12. A method of manufacturing a stamper, comprising:
generating a patterned layer having a back plane, the patterned layer comprising a hard material; and
directly bonding a compressible material on the back plane of the patterned layer.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the hard material comprises a rigid material.
14. The method of claim 12, further comprising curing the compressible material.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein generating a patterned layer comprises electroplating a master with a metal.
16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
disposing a masking layer on the back plane of the patterned layer;
forming an outer wall on the back plane around the masking layer;
removing the masking layer; and
disposing the compressible material on the back plane within the outer wall.
17. The method of claim 15, further comprising curing the compressible material after the compressible material is disposed on the back plane.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein curing is performed at a temperature approximately in a range of room temperature to 150 degrees C.
19. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
forming an outer wall around the patterned layer to form a cavity above the back plane of the patterned layer; and
disposing the compressible material on the back plane of the patterned layer within the outer wall.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising curing the compressible material.
21. The method of claim 12, wherein the hard material has a hardness value in approximately a range of HV100 to HV1000.
22. The method of claim 12, wherein the compressible material has a hardness value in approximately a range of 20 to 25 Shore 00 scale.
23. The method of claim 12, wherein the compressible material has a hardness value in approximately a range of 10 to 100 Shore A scale.