Method for handling incoming calls on a pots telephone line to a user's premises

A method for handling incoming calls on a POTS telephone line to an individual's premises, comprising:

• identifying each of a plurality of call handlers with a different identification code;
• storing said plurality of call handlers in a memory of a personal call manager;
• and
• activating one call handler in said plurality of call handlers by selecting the identification code for the said one call handler wherein upon activation of said one call handler, said one call handler controls call handling of said incoming calls on said POTS telephone line;
• wherein said plurality of call handlers includes a monitor call handler.

A method for handling incoming calls on a POTS telephone line to an individual's premises, comprising:

• identifying each of a plurality of call handlers with a different identification code;
• storing said plurality of call handlers in a memory of a personal call manager;
• and
• activating one call handler in said plurality of call handlers by selecting the identification code for the said one call handler wherein upon activation of said one call handler, said one call handler controls call handling of said incoming calls on said POTS telephone line;
• wherein said one call handler controlling call handling of said incoming calls on said POTS telephone line includes:
• specifying a type of incoming call to detect;
• and
• specifying an extension to receive said incoming call upon detection of said type of incoming call.

A method for handling incoming calls on a POTS telephone line to an individual's premises, comprising:

• identifying each of a plurality of call handlers with a different identification code;
• storing said plurality of call handlers in a memory of a personal call manager, and
• activating one call handler in said plurality of call handlers by selecting the identification code for the said one call handler wherein upon activation of said one call handler, said one call handler controls call handling of said incoming calls on said POTS telephone line;
• wherein said one call handler controlling call handling of said incoming calls on said POTS telephone line includes:
• specifying a local extension and a remote extension to ring simultaneously.

A method for handling incoming calls on a POTS telephone line to an individual's premises, comprising:

• identifying each of a plurality of call handlers with a different identification code;
• storing said plurality of call handlers in a memory of a personal call manager;
• and
• activating one call handler in said plurality of call handlers by selecting the identification code for the said one call handler wherein upon activation of said one call handler, said one call handler controls call handling of said incoming calls on said POTS telephone line;
• wherein said one call handler controlling call handling of said incoming calls on said POTS telephone line includes:
• specifying an extension for a monitor call.

A method for processing incoming calls on a POTS telephone line to an individual's premises comprising:

• activating a default call handler, in a personal call manager at said individual's premises, to handle incoming calls on said POTS telephone line to said individuals premises wherein said default call handler configures said personal call manager to provide real-tine call routing and caller control base upon requirements of said individual, as specified in the default call handler;
• comparing a call presentation characteristic of each of said incoming calls with a filter criterion;
• and
• activating another call handler, different from said default call handler, to handle each of said incoming calls, on said POTS telephone line to said individual's premises, satisfying said filter criterion wherein said another call handler reconfigures said personal call manager to provide real-time call routing and caller control based upon another set of requirements of said individual, as specified in the another call handler.