Patent ID: 8693652

Claim:
A system for processing calls, said system comprising: a database including: a plurality of telephony identifiers; and for each telephony identifier, information regarding a group of identities that is associated with said telephony identifier, each identity of said group of identities designating a party reachable by placing a call to said telephony identifier, said information comprising, for each identity of said group of identities, information related to processing of calls involving said identity, wherein for each telephony identifier, the party designated by a first identity of the group of identities that is associated with said telephony identifier is a person and the party designated by a second identity of the group of identities that is associated with said telephony identifier is a plurality of persons; and a processing element having access to said database and being operative for: determining that a given call involves a particular identity of the group of identities that is associated with a given one of the telephony identifiers; and processing the given call based on the information related to processing of calls involving the particular identity.