Patent ID: 8520813

Claim:
A computer-implemented system for transmitting voice messages via a centralized voice message server, comprising: a plurality of communication devices, wherein each communication device is associated with one or more users; and a voice message server interfaced with the communication devices over a data network, comprising: a control module to associate at least one of the users with a plurality of discussion groups and to identify the user as signed-in to two or more of the discussion groups; a group identification module to identify as active, at least one of the two or more discussion groups to which the user is signed-in; a receipt module to receive on the voice message server, a voice message from the user; and a transmission module to transmit the voice message from the voice message server to all members signed-in to the active discussion group and to transmit from the voice message server to the user, voice messages from members signed-in to the discussion groups to which the user is signed-in.