Voice over ip telephone recording architecture

A method for storing a peer-to-peer telephone conversation session between a telephone recording device and at least one communication device which does not have a recording feature, the method comprising:

• establishing the peer-to-peer telephone conversation session between the telephone recording device and the communication device through a first local switch device coupled to the telephone recording device and a second local switch coupled to the communication device and to the first local switch;
• temporarily saving voice data representing the entire session in a memory buffer of the telephone recording device;
• and
• if a save initiation signal is received during the session and before the session ends, transmitting the voice data representing the entire session from the memory buffer to a storage server coupled to the telephone recording device to store the voice data for later replay.

A method for on-demand recording of a voice session by a telephone recording device in a telecommunication network, the method comprising:

• establishing a voice session between the telephone recording device and at least one communication device;
• automatically temporarily storing voice data representing the voice session in a memory buffer device included in the telephone recording device, wherein the temporary storing is automatically initiated upon the establishment of the voice session;
• receiving a save initiation signal instructing the telephone recording device to store the voice data, wherein receiving the save initiation signal can occur at any time during the voice session so long as the voice session has not been terminate;
• and
• upon receiving the save initiation signal, transmitting all of the voice data currently stored in the memory buffer to a persistent memory device in a server, and then transmitting any forthcoming voice data included in the voice data session to the persistent memory device until the voice session is terminated.