Patent ID: 7197127
Filing Date: 2007-03-27
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for managing incoming telephone calls to a telephone user's telephone, each incoming telephone call being associated with a respective telephone number, the method comprising: selecting telephone numbers to assign a priority code to each of the selected telephone numbers; selecting a time constraint to associate with the priority code of each of the selected telephone numbers, the time constraint being indicative of a possible period of time at which the telephone user's telephone receives an incoming telephone call associated with a selected telephone number; selecting a telephone use status to associate with the priority code of each of the selected telephone numbers, the telephone use status being indicative of a possible status of the telephone user's telephone during the time at which the telephone user's telephone receives an incoming telephone call associated with a selected telephone number; selecting a treatment option to associate with the priority code of each of the selected telephone numbers; assigning a priority code to each of the selected telephone numbers based on the selected time constraint, the selected telephone use status, and the selected treatment option; storing the assigned priority code for each of the selected telephone numbers in a memory medium; determining if a telephone number associated with an incoming telephone call to the telephone user's telephone is one of the selected telephone numbers; and if the telephone number associated with the incoming telephone call is a selected telephone number,