Patent ID: 7315614

Claim:
A remote call notification system, comprising: a switch operable for detecting an incoming communication on a communications link to a subscriber's wireline communication device, wherein the switch is in communication with the wireline communication device by the communications link; a service control point in communication with the switch operable for monitoring the status of the incoming communication; an intelligent server in communication with the service control point operable for originating a remote call notification, the remote call notification sent to a remote communications device upon detection of the incoming communication, wherein the remote call notification comprises: a first time identifier that provides the time that the incoming communication is first detected, and a priority identifier that indicates the importance of the incoming communication; and a monitoring module in communication with the intelligent server operable for monitoring traffic in a communications network of voice-mail platforms that serve the intelligent server service area; wherein the intelligent server provides administrative functions for the subscriber, the administrative functions including disabling types of remote call notifications to be sent to the remote communications device, the disabling of types of remote call notifications being overridden in the event that a call is from a priority number.