Patent ID: 8666034
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for providing voicemail services, comprising: a first server receiving a first call from a first terminal directed to a user of a second terminal, wherein the first call is directed to the first server instead of the second terminal; in response to the first call, the first server initiating a second call to the second terminal, wherein the second terminal is configured to ring in response to the second call; the first server providing caller identification information of the first terminal to the second terminal; the first server recording at least a portion of a message being left by the first terminal; and the first server allowing the second terminal to monitor the message being left by the first terminal, wherein during monitoring the second terminal is configured to receive audio from the first terminal in a uni-directional manner, and wherein, if the user provides user input to establish bi-directional communication, the second terminal is configured to communicate with the first terminal in a bi-directional manner.