Patent ID: 8139747

Claim:
A priority queuing system, comprising: a receiver for receiving and demodulating an input communication signal and providing an output of data; control logic means in communication with the receiver for reading at least a portion of the data output from the receiver and for determining an action based on the read portion of the output data; a switch in communication with the control logic means, said switch being actuated between a first state that allows the communication signal to be output from a ring silencer, and a second state that blocks the communication signal from being output from the ring silencer to a user's communication device; wherein the control logic means reads an identification regarding an incoming call from which the input communication signal originated, and wherein the control logic further comprises a queue module means for prioritizing calls, said queue module being connected via the switch to a plurality of telephones, and wherein the control logic reads at least the area code of the incoming call and assigns priority in the queue sub-module based on a preprogrammed priority scheme, wherein higher priority calls are forwarded to one of the plurality of telephones, and a remainder is forwarded to voice mail by the switch via the second state without having the telephone ring.