Patent ID: 8107936
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of autonomously connecting a phone call to a user destination device based on the time of day that the communication is initiated, the method comprising: receiving a policy information packet transmitted via a telecommunications transceiver of a first host telecommunication device, wherein the policy information packet includes: in response to receiving the digital certificate within the policy information packet, authenticating the digital certificate, wherein authenticating the digital signature comprises: determining that the digital signature is valid; and allowing the call origin device to autonomously select a recipient user destination device from among the first and the second user destination devices only when the digital signature is determined to be valid; in response to authenticating the digital certificate, modify, with the policy information packet, an entry corresponding to the host telecommunication device in a database of contacts within the call origin device, which causes the call origin device to select, based on determination of a current time interval, one of the first user destination device and the second user destination device when a phone call is subsequently initiated by the call origin device to the first host telecommunication device; and in response to initiating a call request with the first host telecommunication device: