Patent ID: 8494145

Claim:
A method for managing call requests in a network, the network comprising a plurality of call servers, the method comprising: receiving by a central server a first call request from a first call server of the plurality of call servers wherein the first call request corresponding to a first identity of a called party at a communication device, wherein the first call request is for initiating a first call session with the called party at the communication device; receiving by the central server a second call request from a second call server of the plurality of call servers wherein the second call request corresponding to a second identity of the called party at the communication device, wherein the first call request and the second call request target the called party at the communication device, and wherein the central server manages the first call request and the second call request received from the first call server and the second call server, wherein the second call request is for initiating a second call session with the called party at the communication device; determining a status of the called party; and processing the second call request based on the status determined for the called party wherein processing the second call request comprises selecting for use a destination terminal associated with the called party to process the second call request and selecting for use a delivery means that can be used to process the second call request wherein the delivery means is selected based on a feature requested in the second call request and preferences of the called party.