US 7,558,381 B1
Retrieval of deleted voice messages in voice messaging system
Syed S. Ali, Allentown, Pa. (US); Lakshmi Narayana Jampanaboyana, Allentown, Pa. (US); and James J. Greybush, Allentown, Pa. (US)
Assigned to Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, Pa. (US)
Filed on Apr. 22, 1999, as Appl. No. 9/296,538.
Int. Cl. H04M 1/64 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 379—88.23  [379/88.1; 379/88.07; 704/201] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A voice messaging system, comprising:
a controller:
a user accessible voice message memory to store at least one user accessible voice message; and
a deleted voice message memory to store at least one user deleted voice message;
wherein a voice message is initially compressed and stored in said user accessible voice message memory, and upon activation of a user selectable keypad option to delete said user accessible voice message from said user accessible voice message memory, said voice message is automatically re-compressed, moved and stored in said deleted voice message memory, such that, after re-compression, said voice message is more highly compressed than when it was stored in said user accessible voice message memory.