System and method for allowing an originating user device to use contact information in a prioritized list to contact a destination user device

A system, comprising:

• communication circuitry, wherein the communication circuitry is configured to communicate with at least a communication network;
• and
• processing hardware coupled to the communication circuitry, wherein the processing hardware and the communication circuitry are configured to operate together to:
• register an originating user device with a service node, wherein the registering includes transmitting profile information associated with the originating user device;
• transmit a request to the service node to initiate communications with a destination user from the originating user device, wherein the request is generated at a multimedia client of the originating user device;
• receive a prioritized list of communication methods for communicating with the destination user device, wherein the prioritized list is based at least in part on one of more of a time of the request, a date of the request, or a day of the week of the request, and wherein the communication methods are associated with ways of communicating with the destination user;
• upon receipt of the prioritized list of communication methods, receiving user input selecting one of the communication methods in the prioritized list of communication contacts;
• and
• in response to receiving the user input, transmitting a request to initiate communications with the destination user using the selected communication method.

A non-transitory, computer accessible memory medium storing program instructions executable by a processor of a multimedia client to:

• transmit a request to initiate communications with a destination user, wherein the destination user is associated with a plurality of destination user devices, from an originating user device attempting to initiate communications with the destination user, wherein the request is generated at the originating user device;
• receive a prioritized list of communication methods for communicating with the destination user, wherein the prioritized list is based at least in part on one of more of a time of the request, a date of the request, or a day of the week of the request, and wherein the communication methods are associated with ways of communicating with the destination user at the plurality of destination user devices;
• upon receipt of the prioritized list of communication methods, receive user input selecting one of the communication methods corresponding to one of the plurality of destination user devices in the prioritized list of communication contacts;
• and
• transmit a request to initiate communications with the destination user device using the selected communication method.