Patent ID: 8300781

Claim:
A method for retrieving a plurality of voicemail messages in a communication network, comprising: formatting the plurality of voicemail messages into a format compatible with an endpoint device of a user in response to receiving a request to playback the plurality of voicemail messages, wherein the request comprises a single user input; and playing back the plurality of voicemail messages in a continuous manner without interruption from a media server in the communication network, wherein the continuous playing back of the plurality of voicemail messages is responsive to the single user input, wherein the continuous playing back of the plurality of voicemail messages being responsive to the single user input is configured in accordance with a user preference and in accordance with a predefined playback order; presenting a pop-up window during the continuous playing back of the plurality of voicemail messages; receiving an input from a user via the pop-up window during the continuous playing back of the plurality of voicemail messages; executing a voicemail function in accordance with the input that is received from the user during the continuous playing back of the plurality of voicemail messages.