Patent ID: 8630682

Claim:
A wireless communication device comprising: a) a user interface module configured to initiate a contact function in response to user input, the contact function for initiating contact with a recipient communication device; and b) a mediation module operatively coupled to the user interface module, the mediation module configured to: i) determine, in response to the contact function, local time information associated with the recipient communication device; ii) determine a mediation condition based in part on said local time information; and iii) if the mediation condition satisfies a predetermined criterion, provide, via the user interface module, an indication of said mediation condition; present, via the user interface module, a menu of two or more options for contacting the recipient communication device; and initiate communication in accordance with an option selected from said menu, wherein the mediation module is configured to initiate, using the wireless communication module, an automatic communication session with the recipient communication device, wherein determining at least one of said local time information and said mediation condition is based at least in part on data exchanged during the automatic communication session, wherein the automatic communication session is initiated in response to the contact function and occurs during an initial call set-up phase prior to user-to-user communication.