Patent ID: 7457876

Claim:
A message processing system, comprising: (a) a first remote client, wherein a subscriber performs a registration process with said message processing system, said registration process performed between said first remote client and said message processing system after said subscriber provides access information to said message processing system and after the message processing system determines that the registration process is necessary, wherein said access information includes an identification and a password wherein both identification and password are generated by said subscriber, and wherein the registration process requires the subscriber to provide subscriber profile information, the subscriber profile information including the subscriber's name, telephone number, and a new password; (b) a second remote client separate from said first remote client, wherein said subscriber can use said second remote client to access said message processing system without repeating the registration process, wherein accessing the message processing system is accomplished through a user interface portion of the message processing system downloaded to the second remote client; and (c) a display that presents message information for all message types accessible to said subscriber, the message types including voice mail, facsimile, pages, and electronic mail.