Patent ID: 8139726

Claim:
A method, for processing voicemail messages, comprising: receiving a first voicemail message from a calling party for transmission to a called party in text format; converting the first voicemail message to a first text message; converting the first text message to a second voicemail message; presenting the second voicemail message to the calling party; receiving a request to edit the second voicemail message; creating a second text message representing the second voicemail message edited in accordance with the request to edit the second voicemail message; converting the second text message to a third voicemail message; presenting at least a portion of the third voicemail message to the calling party; receiving, from the calling party, a confirmation of the third voicemail message or a request to edit the third voicemail message; in response to receiving the confirmation of the third voicemail message, sending the second text message to the called party; and sending a copy of the second text message to the calling party.