Patent ID: 8379820

Claim:
A method of connecting a caller with a plurality of destinations, comprising: receiving over a network a destination list having a plurality of destinations; storing the destination list within a data store; receiving over the network an indication to execute a step of attempting to connect the caller with each of the plurality of destinations; attempting to connect the caller with each of the plurality of destinations included in the data store, wherein attempting to connect the caller with a particular destination among the plurality of destinations includes: retrieving the stored destination list associated with the caller; determining a connectability of a first party, wherein the first party is one of the caller or the particular destination; offering to a second party a connection attempt to the first party, wherein the second party is the other of the caller or the particular destination; and automatically initiating a connection attempt between the first party and the second party if the second party accepts the offer; and initiating the step of attempting to connect the caller with destinations among the plurality of destinations other than the particular destination.