Patent ID: 7587033

Claim:
A method for execution in an architecture comprising a voice mail system and a conversion entity reachable over a telephone network at a designated telephone number, the method comprising: the voice mail system interacting with a user to allow the user to access a particular voice mail message held in a mailbox; the voice mail system receiving a command indicative of an intent of the user to forward the particular voice mail message to the conversion entity; the voice mail system dialing the designated telephone number to reach the conversion entity over the telephone network; the voice mail system forwarding the particular voice mail message to the conversion entity over the telephone network; the conversion entity receiving the particular voice mail message forwarded by the voice mail system; the conversion entity creating an electronic representation of the particular voice mail message; the conversion entity determining a destination identifier for delivery of the electronic representation of the particular voice mail message; and the conversion entity delivering the electronic representation of the particular voice mail message to the destination identifier.