Patent ID: 8538000

Claim:
A method for performing message deposit transaction screening, the method comprising: receiving a call setup signaling message for a call for which a message deposit transaction is indicated, wherein the message deposit transaction comprises a voicemail message; determining a message deposit transaction parameter associated with the message deposit transaction based on the signaling message, wherein determining a message deposit transaction parameter includes determining at least one of a called party identifier, a calling party identifier, a uniform resource indicator (URI), a timestamp, a content type, and a cause code; determining at least one screening criterion for the message deposit transaction based on the at least one message deposit transaction parameter; and performing a message deposit transaction screening action based on application of the at least one screening criterion to the message deposit transaction parameter, wherein performing the message deposit transaction screening action includes preventing the voicemail message from being deposited, wherein performing a message deposit transaction screening action includes redirecting the call setup signaling message to a called party identifier not included in the call setup signaling message.