Patent ID: 7440565

Claim:
A system, comprising: a call processing server in communication with a call router operatively connectable to a communication network, said call router forwarding a session invite originating from a calling terminal to said call processing server, said session invite including a message header having a call destination field; a multiple contact lookup application associated with said call processing server configured to obtain a plurality of contact numbers associated with a primary contact number contained in said destination field; a calling application associated with said call processing server configured to send said session invite to each of said plurality of contact numbers associated with said primary contact number; a call connection application associated with said call processing server configured to establish a communication session between said calling terminal and a call reception terminal associated with a respective one of said plurality of contact numbers if a user accepts said session invite sent to said call reception terminal; and a voicemail email application configured to automatically generate an email notification that is sent to a designated email account indicating receipt of a voicemail message.