Patent ID: 8620264

Claim:
A media server, comprising a memory coupled to a controller, the controller operable to: store at least two user profiles associated with a shared communication device, each of the at least two user profiles including at least one of a phone number and an instant message identifier; activate an account associated with one user profile responsive to a selection of the one user profile from the at least two user profiles; provide services to the shared communication device in accordance with the one user profile; identify from an outgoing call from the shared communication device a caller placing the outgoing call and a corresponding user profile of the caller; determine a call type for the outgoing call based at least in part on the corresponding user profile; bill an account of the corresponding user profile associated with the call type; compare the outgoing call to a list of business contacts and personal contacts in the corresponding user profile; and determine whether the outgoing call is a business call or a personal call based on the comparing.