Transferring a call to a backup according to call context

A system for determining a call backup, comprising:

• a context inference service server communicatively connected to a trusted telephone network;
• means for detecting a context for a call from a caller to an intended callee at said context inference service server;
• and
• means for automatically selecting at least one backup party from among a plurality of backup parties to said intended party according to said context for said call.

A computer program product for determining a call backup, comprising:

• a recording medium;
• means, recorded on said recording medium, for detecting a context for a call from a caller to an intended callee;
• and
• means, recorded on said recording medium, for automatically selecting at least one backup party from among a plurality of backup parties to said intended party according to said context for said call.

A method for controlling a call, comprising:

• receiving a call request for a call at a service provider;
• accessing a context for said call, wherein said context comprises at least one context based backup party for said call;
• and
• responsive to detecting that said call is unanswered, automatically transferring said call to said at least one context based backup party for said call.

A method for controlling a call path, comprising:

• receiving a call request for a call to an intended callee;
• accessing a context for said call, wherein said context comprises a request to automatically forward said call to a context based backup party for said intended callee;
• and
• forwarding said call to said context based backup party.

A method for controlling a telephony device, comprising:

• receiving an identification of at least one backup party for an intended callee requested by a caller utilizing a telephony device;
• controlling output of said identification of said at least one backup party via an output interface accessible to said telephony device;
• and
• responsive to receiving a selection from among said at least one backup party, transferring said call to a switch providing service for said selected backup party.