Abstract: A method and system for targeted advertising in a communication system for connecting voice calls is provided. In accordance one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for targeted advertising in a communication system for connecting a voice call, the method comprising: receiving a request to connect a voice call between a first communication device and a second communication device identified by a contact identifier; establishing a voice connection between the first communication device and a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) gateway; transmitting a first audio advertisement over the voice connection between the first communication device and the VoIP gateway to be played on the first communication device; establishing a voice connection between the second communication device and the VoIP gateway; and connecting the voice call between the first communication device and the second communication device.

Abstract: A method and system for providing automated real-time updates of contact lists and instant messaging lists are described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of generating dynamic contact information, comprising: providing two or more contact sources each comprising contact information defined for one or more contacts; generating a dynamic contact list comprising one or more electronic contact records with contact information from the contact sources in accordance with one or more rules for inclusion in the dynamic contact list, wherein the rules comprise one of both of a rule based on presence information of the contact and a rule based on location information of the contact; and transmitting the dynamic contact list to a first computing device for display thereon.

Abstract: A method, communication device and system for smart route dialling to a destination identifier using a telephone are described.