Abstract: The present invention relates to a telecommunication system and methods for accessing and using a voicemail system from a mobile terminal, via a visual or voice interface. The present invention enables the user to access a message directly, in a non-linear way, without needing to go through all previous messages sequentially. The mobile terminal user visualizes a list of all new voicemail messages, or alternatively can listen to a description or summary of available voicemail messages. Each voicemail message preferably includes some additional details including date and time the message was left, the duration of the message, the caller's number when such information is available, and the sequential number of the message in the list. In addition, the system displays the total number of new messages available.

Abstract: The present invention provides a communication system and methods comprising a mobile terminal originating a service call to a communication server, instructing the communication server to take specific actions. When the user of the mobile terminal dials out a destination number, adapted software or hardware logic on the mobile terminal intercepts the destination dial-out number, stores it in a temporary buffer and originates a service call instead to the predefined communication server. The service call contains a command message and a destination dial-out number. The mobile terminal broadcasts the command message and destination dial-out number to the server via signals, preferably voice signals, and most preferably DTMF signals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a telecommunication system and methods for searching for a personal phone number or contact information, or both, using a mobile terminal. A communication server gathers in its coupled central address database phone numbers and contact information from different sources. All the numbers dialed-out by the subscriber are logged in said database. All incoming calls, wherein the caller's number is available, are also logged in said database. In addition, the communication server can import available contact information from other sources such as a Personal Information Manager (PIM) application on a personal computer for example Microsoft Outlook, a database program, a spreadsheet, any other computer data file, or from a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). The subscriber may also interact directly with the database in order to add, modify or remove contact information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for setting up a call for a short-code access number dialed out by a mobile terminal, said method comprising the steps of: intercepting said dialed-out short-code access number by software or hardware logic on said mobile terminal, and storing said short-code access number in a temporary buffer; setting up a signaling channel interconnecting said mobile terminal to a predefined communication server; transmitting over said signaling channel the short-code number from said mobile terminal to said communication server; extracting from a short-code access number database the full telephone number equivalent to the transmitted short-code access number; transmitting as a response over said signaling channel the full telephone number equivalent to the previously transmitted short-code access number from said communication server to said mobile terminal; and setting up a voice channel between said mobile terminal and the full telephone number provided by the communication ser