Techniques for identifying and discriminating between different types of contacts to a multi-touch touch-screen device are described. However, this requires high calculation costs. A call is placed to a second communication device using contact information provided by the virtual communication subscriber. A second network station, representing the user, forwards, either jointly or separately, the request and user identity information to a third network station. When so raised, the hand acts to place the microphone on the strap adjacent the mouth of the user who can now send out voice messages.