Patent ID: 7203296
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A system configured to facilitate communications with a previously called party, the system comprising: at least one telephone network element that is in communications with a publicly switched telephone network to store a calling history for a calling party in a memory, where the calling history is generated using calling party identification information relating to the calling party, and wherein the at least one network element is configured: to receive a dialed service code from the calling party, to receive calling party identification information relating to the calling party, to retrieve a list of parties previously called by the calling party upon receiving the dialed service code and the calling party identification information, to generate an audio message based on the list, to communicate the audio message to the calling party, to receive a dialed input from the calling party, the dialed input indicating a selected party from the list, and to initiate a call between the calling party and the selected party based on the dialed input.