Patent ID: 7796606

Claim:
A method to be executed at least in part in a computing device for providing prioritized communications, the method comprising: receiving a prioritized communication preference from a receiver; storing the received preference; in response to receiving a request for prioritized communication from an initiator, determining whether the initiator is in a preapproved list of the receiver; if the initiator is in the preapproved list, retrieving the stored preference; configuring a communication system based on the retrieved preference; facilitating the prioritized communication between the initiator in the preapproved list and the receiver using the communication system configured based on the retrieved preference; presenting, in a user interface associated with a communication application, the receiver with a plurality of options for associated services when the prioritized communication is received, the plurality of options comprising activating sensor data analysis applications, database access applications for retrieving data associated with the initiator, and a directory service of nearby facilities; automatically activating, in the user interface, the plurality of other applications, the plurality of other applications including the sensor data analysis applications, the database access applications, and the directory service; tracking a location of the receiver; and adjusting a delivery mode for the prioritized communication when the receiver is determined to be at the same location as the initiator in the preapproved list, wherein the prioritized communication is not needed when the initiator is at the same location as the receiver.