Patent ID: 7221742

Claim:
A method of storing voicemail messages to caller specific voice message folders, comprising: creating a plurality of voice message folders for storing voice messages from calling parties; associating each of the plurality of voice message folders with a telephone directory number of a known calling party; receiving a call from a calling party to a voicemail system containing the plurality of voice message folders; at the voicemail system, searching for a voice message folder associated with the calling party's telephone directory number; if the voicemail system locates a voice message folder associated with the calling party's telephone directory number, saving a voice message from the calling party in the voice message folder associated with the calling party's telephone directory number; and if the voicemail system does not locate a voice message folder associated with the calling party's telephone directory number; saving the voice message from the calling party in a general voice message folder, accessing the general voice message folder to retrieve a voice message saved therein wherein accessing the general voice message folder is initiated by a user, determining, based upon input-received from the user, whether to create a specific voice message folder associated with the voice message retrieved from the general voice message folder, creating a specific voice message folder associated with the telephone directory number associated with the voice message retrieved from the general voice message folder, and saving the voice message retrieved from the general voice message folder to the specific voice message folder.