Patent ID: 8180026

Claim:
A method for managing a call to a user associated with a destination communications device, the call initiated by a caller at an originating communications device, comprising, receiving an indication of the call at an application server, said indication of the call comprising data associated with the user and a connection with the originating communication device via at least one switching element that is connected with the originating communication device; determining a state of the user by processing said data associated with the user and consulting a record of the state of the user; parking the call by the at least one switching element placing the call on hold if said state of the user comprises a delayed answer state, said delayed answer state comprising the user being available to receive the call, but requiring additional time to retrieve the call using the destination communications device; and triggering a notification of the call to the destination communications device by transmitting a signal to an address of the destination communications device notifying the call has been parked for retrieval.