Patent ID: 7346658

Claim:
A method of notification, comprising: monitoring a total number of users who log in to a website; comparing the total number of users to notification criteria of an offline user, the notification criteria specifying a preset amount of users that log in to the website; when the total number of users exceeds the preset amount, then sending a caller identification message to the offline user; receiving a response to the caller identification message using off-hook signaling; receiving a monitoring notification from an operator of the website, the monitoring notification informing of a particular user that has logged into the website, the monitoring notification identifying contact information for buddies in a buddy list who wish to be informed of the particular user's entry into the website, the monitoring notification comprising text to be delivered to the buddies in the buddy list; converting the text in the monitoring notification to an audible message; delivering the audible message to a telephone number of a buddy in the buddy list; receiving the buddy's response to the audible message via an interface to an interactive voice response unit; prefacing the response with an explanation of why the buddies will receive the buddy's response; and broadcasting the buddy's response to the buddies in the buddy list, wherein the notification informs the buddy of activity in the website.