Patent ID: 8135387
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for selectively permitting the completion of communications to a user's mobile communication device placed in silent mode comprising: receiving, through the user's mobile communication device, an incoming communication from a caller; obtaining, through the user's mobile communication device, availability information for the called party and a first code; sending, through the user's mobile communication device, a message to the caller with the called party's availability and the first code; receiving, through the user's mobile communication device, a call from the caller with a second code; and allowing communication with the caller in the event the second code matches the first code; and in the event the second code matches the first code, instructing the caller to make a second call to the user's mobile communication device and leave a message with the caller's matter, and alerting the user to check the user's messages.