Patent ID: 7961854
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for recording voice message usage information, comprising: (a) receiving by a voice message system a voice message from a voice message sender for a voice message recipient; (b) creating by the voice message system a first voice message record corresponding to the voice message and storing the first voice message record in a datastore, the datastore storing a plurality of voice message records, wherein the first voice message record comprises: the voice message, a voice message sender identity for the voice message sender, a voice message recipient identity for the voice message recipient, at least a first voice message action record recording a send action for the voice message, and a sending time comprising a time when the voice message sender sends the voice message; (c) creating by the voice message system a second voice message record corresponding to the voice message and storing the second voice message record in the datastore, the second voice message record comprising: the voice message, the voice message sender identity for the voice message sender, the voice message recipient identity for the voice message recipient, at least a second voice message action record recording a receive action for the voice message, and a current time comprising a time when the receive action occurs; (d) receiving an identity from a user by the voice message system; (e) determining by the voice message system that the second voice message record comprises the voice message recipient identity matching the received identity and the second voice message action record recording the receive action for the voice message; and (f) updating by the voice message system the second voice message record with a third voice message action record recording a listen action for the voice message.