Patent ID: 8750848

Claim:
A wireless device configured to limit communications, the device comprising: a processor for executing a set of instructions; a memory in communication with the processor for storing the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions are executed to: receive a list of one or more communicating parties that are authorized to communicate with the wireless device at any time; receive a selection to limit communications; determine whether an identifier associated with a communicating party is in the list in response to processing a communication; connect the communication to a communications device in response to determining the identifier is in the list; receive at least one preferred caller list that limits calls to the wireless device; monitor an electronic calendar associated with a user of the wireless device; and automatically enable a call gating feature using the at least one preferred caller list that limits calls to the wireless device in response to a determination that the user is in a meeting based on entries in the electronic calendar associated with the user of the wireless device.