Telephone control system which connects a caller with a subscriber AT A telephone address

A communications control system comprising:

• (a) a computer including means for storing a schedule for subscribers of said system, said schedule including time and call-handling information for said subscribers which indicate methods and times when said subscribers prefer to have their telephone calls delivered via said system;
• (b) a switch controlled by said computer for connecting a call from a caller to an address selected by said computer;
• (c) a radio telephone communication system for communicating with radio telephones at addresses selected by said computer, said radio telephone system having a communications capability for receiving commands from said computer and for sending responses thereto;
• (d) and computer being programmed to send a command to said radio telephone system to determine whether or not a radio telephone of said subscriber is available to receive a telephone call and storing the response received thereto;
• (e) said computer also being programmed to control said switch to connect said caller with said subscriber at a telephone address selected by said computer from said schedule unless it has been determined that said radio telephone of said subscriber is available to receive a telephone call at their radio telephone in which case said caller is connected to a selected telephone address.