Outbound time window indicators

A system for automated communication, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the processors, cause the processors to:
• configure a communication port to receive an inbound communication;
• determine whether the inbound communication is received within a predetermined time period;
• upon determination that the inbound communication is not received within the predetermined time period on the communication port:
• from among outbound communication groups of call records, each respective group of call records having associated therewith respective ranges of time that are valid for initiating an outbound communication session for a group of communicants identified in the call records of the respective outbound communication group, identify a plurality of the outbound communication groups of call records, each of the plurality of outbound communication groups of call records having a first respective range of time encompassing a current time local to the group of communicants;
• select, from among the plurality of outbound communication groups, an outbound communication group of call records corresponding to a particular region having restrictions on times during which commercial telephone calls may be placed, the selection based on the current time local to the group of communicants being a time that is not restricted by the region;
• obtain a call record from among the call records associated with the selected outbound communication group of call records;
• disable the communication port for any further inbound communication;
• and
• initiate an outbound communication session to a communication address included in the obtained call record on the communication port.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

• configure a communication port to receive any inbound communication;
• determine whether an inbound communication is received within a predetermined time period;
• upon determination that no inbound communication is received within the predetermined time period on the communication port:
• from among outbound communication groups of call records, each respective group of call records having associated therewith respective ranges of time that are valid for initiating an outbound communication session for a group of communicants identified in the call records of the respective outbound communication group, identify a plurality of the outbound communication groups of call records, each of the plurality of outbound communication groups of call records having a first respective range of time encompassing a current time local to the group of communicants;
• select, from among the plurality of outbound communication groups, an outbound communication group of call records corresponding to a particular region having restrictions on times during which commercial telephone calls may be placed, the selection based on the current time local to the group of communicants being a time that is not restricted by the region;
• obtain a call record from among the call records associated with the selected outbound communication group of call records;
• disable the communication port for any inbound communication;
• and
• initiate an outbound communication session to a communication address included in the obtained call record on the communication port.