Patent ID: 8917830

Claim:
A method for providing voicemail services, comprising: a first server receiving a first call from a first terminal directed to a user of a second terminal; in response to the first call, the first server initiating a second call to the second terminal, wherein the first server is configured to provide information identifying the first terminal to the second terminal; the first server recording at least a portion of a message being left by the first terminal; and the first server allowing the second terminal to monitor the message being left by the first terminal, wherein during monitoring the second terminal is configured to receive audio from the first terminal, wherein, if the user provides user input, the first server is configured to connect the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the user input is to establish bi-directional communication with the first terminal, and wherein, after connecting the first terminal and the second terminal, the second terminal is configured to communicate with the first terminal in a bi-directional manner.