Patent ID: 7218924

Claim:
A method for restricting calls between a first phone and a second phone, the second phone being a cell phone, comprising: receiving restriction information of the cell phone; testing an incoming call to the cell phone against the restriction information of the cell phone; if testing against the restriction information of the cell phone determines that the incoming call to the cell phone is restricted, routing the incoming call to a voicemail system, wherein routing is accomplished without disturbing a call recipient with the incoming call; if testing against the restriction information of the cell phone determines that the incoming call to the cell phone is not restricted, connecting the incoming call; testing an outgoing call made from the cell phone to the first phone against the restriction information of the cell phone; and preventing the outgoing call made from the cell phone from being connected when testing against the restriction information of the cell phone determines that the outgoing call made from the cell phone to the first phone is restricted, wherein the restriction information is configurable by a subscriber to cell phone service for the cell phone for restricting incoming calls placed to the cell phone and for restricting outgoing calls placed from the cell phone.