Patent ID: 8712468

Claim:
A communication device comprising: a user interface configured to allow a user to set which of a plurality of availability statuses is associated in an availability map with each of a plurality of different availability information indicators; an availability retrieval system configured to retrieve a current availability status by looking up the availability status which is indicated in the availability map as being associated with a current availability information indicator; a communication system configured to communicate with a network communication system; a data storage system configured to store a mode map that associates each of a plurality of availability statuses with one or more operational modes of the communication system; wherein the user interface is further configured to allow a user to set which of the operational modes is associated in the mode map with each of the availability statuses; and a mode controller configured to set the operational modes of the communication system in accordance with the operational modes indicated in the mode map to be associated with the current availability status as determined by the availability retrieval, system.