Patent ID: 8737582

Claim:
A method for recording voice message usage information, comprising: (a) creating and storing by the voice message system a first voice message record corresponding to a voice message from a voice message sender, wherein the first voice message record comprises: at least a first voice message action record recording a send action for the voice message; and a sending time comprising a time when the voice message sender sends the voice message; (b) creating and storing by the voice message system a second voice message record corresponding to the voice message, the second voice message record comprising: at least a second voice message action record recording a receive action for the voice message; and a receiving time comprising a time when the receive action occurs; (c) receiving a time by the voice message system; (d) in response to determining that the time matches the sending time, retrieving the first voice message record; and (e) in response to determining that the time matches the receiving time, retrieving the second voice message record.