Patent ID: 8635554

Claim:
A method implemented by a computing system having a processor and memory for enabling a user to transfer an incoming call, the method comprising: the computing system receiving user input comprising one or more alternative telephone numbers corresponding to different locations where a user may be located; the computing system receiving an indication that a first telephone having a first telephone number is receiving an incoming call; the computing system identifying calendar information of the user from a personal calendar database of the user; the computing system identifying by the computing device a location associated with the identified calendar information; the computing system automatically determining, based on the location, a set of one or more of the alternative telephone numbers to automatically add to a drop-down list; the computing system displaying an electronic display notification by the computing device to the user an indication that the first telephone is receiving an incoming call along with calendar information of the caller, the electronic display notification including selectable entries associated with the set of one or more of the alternative telephone numbers included in the drop-down list, each of the selectable entries comprising a transfer option to transfer the incoming call to a corresponding one of the one or more alternative telephone numbers included in the drop-down list, the computing system displaying a quick transfer button with the one or more alternative telephone numbers included in the drop-down list, which are obtained from the calendar information of the user, such that the quick transfer button is displayed simultaneously with the indication that the first telephone is receiving the incoming call, calendar information of the caller, and the one or more telephone numbers in the drop-down list from the calendar information of the user; the computing system receiving by the computing device from the user a selection of the transfer option indicating the incoming call is to be transferred to the one of the one or more alternative telephone numbers from the quick transfer list corresponding to the selected transfer option; and the computing system subsequent to and only after receiving the selection of the transfer option by the user, directing by the computing device that the incoming call be transferred to the one of the one or more alternative telephone numbers from the drop-down list.