Patent ID: 8594302
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for scheduling a call between parties, comprising the steps of: providing a system for enabling a first party in a plurality of first parties to schedule a call with a second party in a plurality of second parties at a scheduled time period, the system including a database having stored therein an availability of at least one first party in the plurality of first parties for calls for a plurality of time periods; accessing the system by the second party; determining, using the system, an availability of a specific first party in the plurality of first parties for a call at a scheduled time period based on the plurality of time periods; selecting the scheduled time period by the second party for the call with the specific first party; selecting, by the second party, a mode of the call between the second party and the specific first party at the scheduled time period, wherein: requesting payment from the second party for communicating with the specific first party, wherein the requested payment is determined based on a combination of at least one of the following: specific first party, the scheduled time period, a length of communication between the specific first party and the second party, a frequency of communication between the second party and at least one first party in the plurality of first parties, and a popularity of the specific first party.