Patent ID: 8577340

Claim:
A method for use in an accessory, the method comprising: receiving a notification from a mobile communication device coupled with the accessory indicating that the mobile communication device has received a set of voicemails, wherein the notification includes a listing of received voicemails, wherein the accessory connects to the mobile communication device through a wireless communication channel; providing a voicemail receipt indication to a user indicating the receipt of voicemails at the mobile communication device in response to the receiving of the notification over the wireless communication channel; displaying the listing of received voicemails on a display device of the accessory; receiving an indication from the user to play a voicemail at the accessory, wherein the receiving of the indication from the user to play the voicemail comprises receiving an indication specifying the voicemail in the listing of received voicemails; in response to receiving the indication from the user to play the voicemail, sending a first command to the mobile communication device to stream the voicemail to the accessory; receiving an audio stream corresponding to the voicemail from the mobile communication device; playing the audio stream through a speaker at the accessory; receiving an indication from the user to callback a telephone number associated with the voicemail; and in response to receiving the indication to callback, sending a second command to the mobile communication device to call back the telephone number associated with the voicemail.