Patent ID: 7076045

Claim:
A method for interfacing with a call forwarding service that forwards calls placed to a number of a subscriber to a forward-to number, and that includes call forwarding service data comprising at least one of a screening list, indicating at least one telephone number, and a schedule, indicating at least one activation period, the method comprising: transmitting display data from a call forwarding service server through a packet switched data network to a graphical user interface of the subscriber; displaying at least a portion of the display data on a first screen of the graphical user interface, the first screen comprising a forward-to number field and at least one of a plurality of activation fields, the activation fields comprising a first activation indicator corresponding to the call forwarding service, a second activation indicator corresponding to the screening list and a third activation indicator corresponding to the schedule; receiving data indicating the forward-to number entered in the forward-to number field; receiving selection data entered by the subscriber in response to the first screen, the selection data indicating one of an ON condition and an OFF condition corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of activation fields; activating the call forwarding service in response to an ON condition corresponding to the first activation indicator, and implementing call forwarding functionality, subject to the screening list and the schedule, to forward calls to the forward-to number; activating the screening list in response to an ON condition corresponding to the second activation indicator, forwarding only calls from the at least one number to the forward-to number when the call forwarding functionality is active; and activating the weekly schedule in response to an ON condition corresponding to the third activation indicator, enabling the call forwarding functionality only during the at least one activation period.