Apparatus and method for scheduling a telephone call

电话系统(10、14、15、16)中的日程表系统(15)包括用于从主叫方获得信息的接口装置(1 5)、包括用于被呼叫方(61)日程表的日程表数据(54)和代理模块(60)。代理模块(60)响应请求与所述被呼叫方安排电话呼叫，检索被呼叫方(61)的日程表以确定可用于所述电话呼叫的时间段。在确认所述主叫方可以接受可用于所述电话呼叫的时间段之后，代理模块(60)将所述电话呼叫安排在被呼叫方(61)日程表的所述可用时间段中。 A calendar system within a telephone system includes an interface for obtaining information from a calling party, calendar data which includes a calendar for a called party, and an agent. The agent, in response to a request to schedule a telephone call with the called party, searches the calendar of the called party to determine an available slot for the telephone call. After confirming that the available slot for the telephone call is acceptable to the calling party, the agent schedules the telephone call in the available slot of the calendar for the called party.