System and method for mobile electronic messaging

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Generally speaking, exemplary embodiments of the present invention enable mobile phone users to reply to electronic mail (referred to herein as "email") or create and send email that includes a voice message.
By eliminating the need to key-in replies to email, the wireless device user can more efficiently access and use their POP, IMAP, or other type of email account when away from the home or office computer.
According to an exemplary embodiment, a method of transmitting a voice message to an electronic address, generally includes establishing a data connection between a first server system of a voice messaging system and a wireless device so as to enable a user to access an email account.
The user will be presented with the option to reply to or forward existing emails with a voice message or compose new voice messages.
Once the user chooses a particular option, the server system attempts to capture a wireless device identifier from the user's wireless device.
If no wireless device identifier, then the user is prompted to input and transmit his/her wireless telephone number.
If the wireless device identifier is captured, the server system accesses an association of the wireless device identifier to the users wireless telephone number to retrieve the wireless telephone number.
A first mapping of the user's wireless telephone number to a recipient electronic address is then stored on a database system in communication with the first server system.
The recipient electronic address is associated with either a message retrieved by the user from the user's electronic mail account or inputted by the user through the wireless device.
Once the user has completed addressing the message, a call is initiated from the wireless device to a second server system of the voice messaging system.
Preferably, using caller id, the second server system captures the user's wireless telephone number of the wireless device.
Where a digital communication connection is present, the second server may instead retrieve a wireless device identifier