Patent ID: 7962342

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving, at a first network node and from a communication device, a voice utterance of a user; from the voice utterance, the first network node determining whether the user has a target physical condition, wherein the target physical condition is a temporally limited altered condition of the user; and wherein determining whether the user has the target physical condition comprises determining a level of confidence that the user has the altered physical condition; if the level of confidence is above a first threshold, configuring the first network node according to a first set of rules; if the level of confidence is above a second threshold higher than the first threshold, configuring the first network node according to a second set of rules; if the level of confidence is below the first threshold, configuring the first network node according to a third set of rules; wherein each of the third set of rules, first set of rules and second set of rules are each distinct and feature increasing levels of adjustments respectively; and wherein in the second set of rules an incoming call from a third party or an outgoing call to a third party is redirected or delayed by the communication device before said call is completed.