Patent ID: 8254993

Claim:
A method for use in an accessory, the method comprising: registering with a mobile communication device coupled with the accessory to receive voicemail notifications; receiving a notification from the mobile communication device indicating that the mobile communication device has received a voicemail, wherein the notification includes a listing of received voicemails, each voicemail associated with a voicemail identifier; providing a received voicemail indication to the user indicating that a voicemail has been received; displaying the listing of received voicemails; receiving an indication from the user selecting one of the received voicemails to be played at the accessory; in response to receiving the indication from the user, sending a command to the mobile communication device, the command including the voicemail identifier associated with the voicemail selected by the user and including at least one bit asserted within a bitmask to indicate a request for the voicemail to be sent to the accessory; receiving an audio stream from the mobile communication device; playing the audio stream through a speaker at the accessory; receiving an indication from the user to callback a telephone number associated with one of the received voicemails; and in response to receiving the indication from the user to callback a telephone number associated with the voicemail, sending a command to the mobile communication device to call back the telephone number associated with the voicemail.