Patent ID: 8638910

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving information of an audio voicemail message from a voicemail system that is a server-based system of an enterprise, wherein the voicemail message is received by an access component at the voicemail system; automatically sending a digitized copy of the voicemail message to a mobile communication device for storing on the mobile communication device in an audio playback format compatible thereto; displaying, on the mobile communication device, data indicative of a presence of the voicemail message stored thereon; receiving data representative of playing back the copy of the voicemail on the mobile communication device from the mobile communication device; automatically synchronizing a state of the voicemail message between the mobile communication device and the voicemail system in response to changes in the voicemail message made via the mobile communication device; automatically synchronizing a state of the voicemail message between the mobile communication device and the voicemail system in response to a change associated with the voicemail message made via the voicemail system; and wherein automatically synchronizing the state of the voice mail message comprises changing the state of the voicemail message at the voicemail system from unread to read responsive to receiving data representative of playing back the copy of the voicemail on the mobile communication device and changing the state of the voicemail message reflected on the mobile communication device responsive to a change associated with the voicemail message made via the voicemail system.