System and method for efficient unified messaging system support for speech-to-text service

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
• receiving a get message list request from a unified message client as of a first time;
• responding to the get message list request with a report of a state of messages and available transcriptions for transcribable messages in a list of messages;
• and
• at a second time subsequent to the first time, transmitting to the unified messaging client an indication of progress for a transcription not yet complete for a message in the list of messages,
• wherein the indication of progress is based at least in part on an observed processing time of transcribing messages of similar size and length to the message, an estimated stop time, and a start of the transcription.

A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:

• receiving a get message list request from a unified messaging client as of a first time;
• responding to the get message list request with a report of a state of messages and available transcriptions for transcribable messages in a list of messages;
• and
• at a second time subsequent to the first time, transmitting to the unified messaging client an indication of progress for at least one transcription not yet complete for a message in the list of messages,
• wherein the indication of progress is based at least in part on an observed processing time of transcribing messages of similar size and length to the message, an estimated stop time, and a time since a start of the transcription.