Patent ID: 7190950
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: H04L,H04M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of storing voice messages received at a network-based voicemail system to an alternate storage location, comprising: receiving at the voicemail system a forwarding address for forwarding voice messages to an alternate storage location; receiving forwarding instructions for forwarding voice messages to the alternate storage location; receiving a voice message from a calling party at a subscriber voicemail box at the voicemail system, the voicemail system configured to delete the voice message after a predetermined time period; determining whether the voice message is to be forwarded to the alternate storage location based upon input provided by a voicemail service subscriber, the input indicating one of the following: that the voice message is to be forwarded to the alternate storage location after a first defined time period and that the voice message is to be forwarded to the alternate storage location upon receipt at the subscriber voicemail box; forwarding the voice message to the alternate storage location; and wherein the voice message is saved at the alternate storage location for a second defined time period, the second defined time period being defined by the voicemail service subscriber.