Patent ID: 8594635

Claim:
A tangible computer-readable storage medium that is not a transitory propagating signal, the tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising: establishing a data communications session between a visual voicemail server and a wireless device; receiving at the wireless device visual voicemail data from the visual voicemail server; transmitting an acknowledgment of receipt of the visual voicemail data from the wireless device to the visual voicemail server; responsive to receiving the visual voicemail data from the visual voicemail server, setting a timer; detecting a command to manipulate second visual voicemail data; responsive to detecting the command to manipulate the second visual voicemail data, transmitting a request to manipulate the second visual voicemail to the visual voicemail server; resetting the timer upon transmitting the request to manipulate the second visual voicemail; before detecting an expiration of the timer, detecting a request to terminate the data communications session; and responsive to detecting the request to terminate the data communications session, transmitting a command to terminate the data communications session from the wireless device to the visual voicemail server.