Patent ID: 8744527

Claim:
An apparatus to facilitate selection of handling of terminating calls at a communication device, the apparatus comprising: a user interface comprising an input actuator and a screen display, the input actuator configured to receive user selection of the handling of terminating calls responsive to detection of a terminating call at the communication device, the screen display configured to display a first display that identifies the terminating call and provides for user selection at the input actuator of a manner by which to ignore the terminating call, the screen display further configured to display, responsive to user selection of the manner by which to ignore the terminating call, a second display, the second display providing for user selection at the input actuator to ignore all terminating calls from a selected party or to ignore all terminating calls, and the second display providing for user selection of a time period during which to ignore the terminating calls or an event period during which to ignore the terminating calls, the event period defined by an appointment in a calendar application accessible to the communication device; and a controller configured to initiate call handling of subsequent terminating calls at the communication device in conformity with user selection entered at the input actuator.