Patent Document ID: 8670546
Application ID: 12255709
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method, for providing a personalized communication processing service, comprising: intercepting, by a personalized communications processing system comprising a processor, incoming communications comprising a voice call, a text message, a multimedia message, an email message, a video message, a video call, an instant message, a chat request, and a video share request; acquiring, from an enabler source, enabler information of a contacted party, the enabler information comprising presence information, location information, calendar information, and address book information; identifying, by the personalized communications processing system, if available, contacting-party information associated with a particular intercepted incoming communication, of the intercepted incoming communications, the contacting-party information comprising a contacting-party number and a contacting-party name; determining, by the personalized communications processing system, a general contacted-party-specified contact category to which a contacting party is logically associated based upon a recognized relationship between the contacted party and the contacting party as defined in the general contacted-party-specified contact category; determining, by the personalized communications processing system, in response to determining the general contacted-party-specified contact category to which the contacting party is logically associated, a specific contacted-party-specified contact category to which the contacting party is logically associated, the specific contacted-party-specified contact category being a subset of the general contacted-party-specified contact category and requiring that the contacting party be a spouse, child, or supervisor; determining, by the personalized communications processing system, a contacted-party state; identifying a personalized communication processing rule associated with the determined contacted-party state and the specific contacted-party-specified contact category to which the contacting party is logically associated; processing, by the personalized communications processing system, the particular intercepted incoming communication according to the personalized communication processing rule associated with the determined contacted-party state and the specific contacted-party-specified contact category, comprising: a. providing an announcement to the contacting party; b. providing communication-handling options to the contacting party; c. receiving, from the contacting party, a communication-handling response indicating one of the communication-handling option provided; and d. routing the particular intercepted incoming communication according to the communication-handling response received from the contacting party; wherein the communication-handling option include: i. an option to interrupt the contacted party by routing the particular intercepted incoming communication directly to a specified device associated with the contacted party; ii. an option to route the contacting party to a short message service for delivery to the contacted party; iii. an option to provide the contacted party with a request to callback the contacting party; and iv. an option to route the particular intercepted incoming communication to a voicemail account associated with the contacted party; and processing, if it is determined that no contacting party information is available, the particular intercepted incoming communication according to a default rule.