Communication device employment of one or more restrictions to make determination of allowability of one or more communication sessions

A method, comprising the steps of:

• setting one or more restrictions at an application server for a first communication device by a user associated with a second communication device, wherein the first communication device shares a billing relationship with the second communication device;
• receiving, at the application server, one or more notifications that comprise one or more of a voice message and an instant message sent from the first communication device to the second communication device;
• and
• sending the one or more notifications from the application server to the second communication device, at least one of the one or more notifications being employed by the user associated with the second communication device to monitor one or more communication sessions of the first communication device upon establishment of the one or more communication sessions;
• wherein the first communication device is configured to employ one or more of the one or more restrictions received and stored in an internal database of the first communication device to make a determination of allowability of one or more communication sessions.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing steps, comprising:

• means in the computer-readable medium for setting one or more restrictions at an application sever for a first communication device by a user associated with a second communication device, wherein the first communication device shares a billing relationship with the second communication device;
• means in the computer-readable medium for receiving, at the application server, one or more notifications that comprise one or more of a voice message and an instant message sent from the first communication device to the second communication device;
• and
• means in the computer-readable medium for sending the one or more notifications from the application server to the second communication device, at least one of the one or more notifications being employed by the user associated with the second communication device to monitor one or more communication sessions of the first communication device upon establishment of the one or more communication;
• wherein the first communication device is configured to employ one or more of the one or more restrictions received and stored in an internal database of the first communication device to make a determination of allowability of one or more communication sessions.