Patent ID: 7450567

Claim:
A method for contacting a first user using a packet-switched communication, comprising: (a) receiving, by a packet switched network, a request from a second user for a web page associated with the first user; and (b) providing, by the packet switched network, the second user with the web page, wherein at least one of the following is true: (B1) the provided web page comprises at least one of a current physical location of the first user, current contact options for the first user, and a current activity of the first user, wherein the at least one of a current physical location of the first user, current contact options for the first user, and a current activity of the first user is varied depending on the identity of the requestor; (B2) the provided web page comprises a plurality of contact options to contact the first user and an activatable icon to initiate a contact to the first user by an option selected by the second user, the contact options being a plurality of an email, a facsimile, a voice mail, an instant message, a pager, and a telephone call, wherein the specific contact options provided to requestors are depending on the identity of the requestor; (B3) the provided web page comprises a personalized message for the second user, the personalized message being provided only to selected requestors but not to all requestors; and (B4) the provided web page comprises one or more fields for receiving a text message from the second user for the first user, wherein the inputted text message is converted automatically into a voice message for the first user at the request of the second user.