A system and apparatus provides a voice message of a calling party to a called party. The method includes the steps of initiating a telephone call to the called party over a first network and receiving the telephone call at a network node within the first network. The method further includes the steps...http://www.google.com/patents/US6687340?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6687340 - Forwarding voice messages to a called party using electronic mail