Patent ID: 8730970

Claim:
A method for providing voicemail routing information, the method comprising: receiving a voicemail routing query message including at least one query message parameter associated with a voicemail transaction, wherein the voicemail routing query message is associated with a subscriber of one or more advanced voicemail services; determining voicemail routing information based on the at least one query message parameter, wherein the voicemail routing information identifies a voicemail server configured to perform and provide the one or more advanced voicemail services, wherein the voicemail routing information includes a voicemail routing number that identifies a voicemail server and a voicemail service, and wherein determining the voicemail routing information based on the at least one query message parameter includes identifying the voicemail server among a plurality of voicemail servers where at least some of the voicemail servers provide different services, wherein the at least one query parameter includes a subscriber identifier and a call condition, wherein the call condition indicates whether a voicemail call is associated with a voicemail deposit or a voicemail retrieval transaction and wherein each of the plurality of voicemail servers has unique routing information; and generating a voicemail routing response message including the determined voicemail routing information.