Method and apparatus for time-based mediation of wireless communications

A method for facilitating communication between a wireless communication device and a recipient communication device, the method comprising:

• initiating an automatic communication session directly between the wireless communication device and the recipient communication device during an initial call set-up phase, wherein the initial call set-up phase is prior to user-to-user communication;
• determining a mediation condition based at least in part on data exchanged during the automatic communication session, the mediation condition based at least in part on local time information associated with the recipient communication device;
• providing an indication of said mediation condition to a user of the communication device;
• presenting two or more options for contacting the recipient communication device to the user when the mediation condition satisfies a predetermined condition;
• and
• initiating communication in accordance with a user-selected one of the two or more options.

A computer program product comprising code which, when loaded into memory and executed on a processor of a wireless communications device, is adapted to:

• initiate an automatic communication session directly between the wireless communication device and a recipient communication device during an initial call set-up phase, wherein the initial call set-up phase is prior to user-to-user communication;
• determine a mediation condition based at least in part on data exchanged during the automatic communication session, the mediation condition based at least in part on local time information associated with the recipient communication device;
• provide an indication of said mediation condition to a user of the communication device;
• present two or more options for contacting the recipient communication device to the user when the mediation condition satisfies a predetermined condition;
• and
• initiate communication in accordance with a user-selected one of the two or more options.