Visual Voicemail Method for Managing Deleted Messages

摘要

A method for managing visual voicemail messages includes displaying a list of voicemail messages on a telecommunications handset, receiving user commands for operating on the voicemail messages including a delete message command and in response to a delete message command, marking a voicemail message for deletion with a delete timestamp and moving the voicemail message to a Deleted Messages folder. A Deleted Message Age Indicator function processes to control permanent deletion of voicemail messages in the Deleted Messages folder based on delete timestamps and a global Delete Time value in cooperation with a visual voicemail platform.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a device, a delete message command relating to a voicemail message; in response to the delete message command, marking the voicemail message for deletion with a delete timestamp indicative of a time the voicemail message is stored in a deleted messages folder maintained on the device; determining an age of the voicemail message based on the delete timestamp and a global delete time value; determining whether the age of the voicemail message has reached the global delete time value; and in response to determining that the age of the voicemail message has reached the global delete time value, permanently deleting the voicemail message.