Abstract: A message notification system and methodology including an on-the-fly message parser which parses data in an incoming message as the message is received and produces on-the-fly parsed information and an on-the-fly message notification generator, producing a message notification in response to the on-the-fly parsed information, at least partially while the on-the-fly message parser parses the data in the incoming message.

Abstract: This invention discloses a voice communication system including a telephone network including a multiplicity of telephones interconnected by telephone network interconnections, a computer network having a multiplicity of nodes and enabling e-mail communication between said nodes, a multiplicity of voice response computers, each voice response computer being connected to a node of the computer network and being actuable by an input received from one of the multiplicity of telephones via the telephone network for communicating voice received via said one of the multiplicity of telephones via e-mail over the computer network. A method of voice communication including a telephone network including a multiplicity of telephones interconnected by telephone network interconnections is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method and system for interactive message communication, including the steps of receiving a marked up e-mail by an interactive voice response system, the marked up e-mail containing a menu, converting the menu from text speech, producing a speech menu, reading the speech menu from the interactive voice response system to a telephone unit, and transmitting a response to the marked up e-mail based on the speech menu.

Abstract: A method for management of electronic mail, comprising the steps of converting an e-mail message from text to speech, receiving an input request for a selected e-mail message, reading the selected e-mail message, recording a reply to the selected e-mail message, producing an audio file, and sending the audio file as an attachment to a reply e-mail.