An apparatus, program product and method utilize voice recognition to
process voice messages in an automated manner to detect spoken numbers
contained therein. Detected spoken numbers can then be utilized to set a
start position at which to begin playback of a voice message, e.g., to
permit a user to locate and transcribe a telephone number spoken by a
message sender. Automated number detection may also be utilized to
automatically dial telephone numbers mentioned in a voice message, as
well as in the display of textual representations of such numbers to a
user.