Secure visual voicemail

A method for managing voicemails from a mobile device, the method comprising:

• receiving, at the mobile device, a deposit notification message, the deposit notification message being directed to the mobile device by a visual voicemail system to inform the mobile device that a new voicemail message has been deposited into a voicemail account associated with the mobile device and that the new voicemail message is available for download;
• in response to receiving the deposit notification message, initiating, by the mobile device, establishment of a secure data session with the visual voicemail system;
• in response to receiving the deposit notification message, generating, by the mobile device, a request for voicemail header information;
• sending, by the mobile device, the request for voicemail header information to the visual voicemail system during the secure data session;
• receiving, at the mobile device during the secure data session, the voicemail message header information;
• utilizing, by the mobile device, the voicemail message header information to determine a status for each voicemail message that is stored on the mobile device and to identify, based upon the status for each voicemail message stored on the mobile device, the new voicemail message;
• generating, by the mobile device, a request for at least the voicemail message identified in the voicemail message header information;
• sending, by the mobile device, the request for at least the voicemail message to the visual voicemail system during the secure data session;
• and
• receiving, at the mobile device during the secure data session, at least a portion of the voicemail message.

A mobile device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising
• receiving a deposit notification message, the deposit notification message being directed to the mobile device by a visual voicemail system to inform the mobile device that a new voicemail message has been deposited into a voicemail account associated with the mobile device and that the new voicemail message is available for download;
• in response to receiving the deposit notification message, initiating establishment of a secure data session with the visual voicemail system;
• in response to receiving the notification message, generating a request for voicemail header information;
• sending the request for voicemail header information to the visual voicemail system during the secure data session established between the visual voicemail system and the mobile device;
• receiving the voicemail message header information during the secure data session;
• utilizing the voicemail message header information to determine a status for each voicemail message that is stored on the mobile device and to identify, based upon the status for each voicemail message stored on the mobile device, the new voicemail message;
• generating a request for at least the voicemail message identified in the voicemail message header information;
• sending the request to the visual voicemail system during the secure data session;
• and
• receiving at least a portion of the voicemail message during the secure data session.

A non transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a visual voicemail system, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a new voicemail message for a voicemail account associated with a mobile device;
• in response to receiving the new voicemail message, generating a deposit notification message that is directed to the mobile device to inform the mobile device that the new voicemail message is available for download;
• sending the deposit notification message to the mobile device;
• completing establishment of a secure data session with the mobile device, wherein establishment of the secure data session is initiated by the mobile device in response to the deposit notification message;
• receiving, during the secure data session, a request from the mobile device, the request being for voicemail message header information in response to the deposit notification message;
• sending the voicemail message header information to the mobile device during the secure data session in response to the request, wherein the mobile device is configured to utilize the voicemail message header information to determine a status for each voicemail message stored on the mobile device and to identify, based upon the status for each voicemail message stored on the mobile device, the new voicemail message;
• receiving, during the secure data session, a request for at least the new voicemail message;
• and
• sending at least a portion of the new voicemail message to the mobile device during the secure data session in response to the request for at least the new voicemail message.

A visual voicemail system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising
• receiving a new voicemail message for a voicemail account associated with a mobile device;
• in response to receiving the new voicemail message, generating a deposit notification message that is directed to the mobile device to inform the mobile device that the new voicemail message is available for download;
• sending the deposit notification message to the mobile device;
• completing establishment of a secure data session with the mobile device, wherein establishment of the secure data session is initiated by the mobile device in response to the deposit notification message;
• receiving, during the secure data session, a request from the mobile device, the request being for voicemail message header information in response to the deposit notification message;
• sending the voicemail message header information to the mobile device during the secure data session in response to the request, wherein the mobile device is configured to utilize the voicemail message header information to determine a status for each voicemail message stored on the mobile device and to identify, based upon the status for each voicemail message stored on the mobile device, the new voicemail message;
• receiving, during the secure data session, a request for at least the new voicemail message;
• and
• sending at least a portion of the new voicemail message to the mobile device during the secure data session in response to the request for at least the new voicemail message.