Patent ID: 7496625

Claim:
A system for communicating messages, comprising: a session server operable to: receive a first call from a first client, the first call intended for a second client; determine that the second client is connected to a second call; and in response to determining that the second client is connected to the second call, forward the first call to a messaging server; and the messaging server coupled to the session server and operable to: receive the first call from the session server; and while the second client is connected to the second call: communicate, during the first call, a first text message to an instant messaging client associated with the second client in response to receiving the first call; receive a second text message communicated by the instant messaging client, the second text message responsive to the first text message; convert the second text message into a voice message; and communicate the voice message to the first client during the first call, thereby allowing a user of the second client to communicate information to the first client while the second client is connected to the second call.