Methods and systems for inbound and outbound call control
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a first indication of an outgoing call at a call control unit communicatively coupled to, or resident within a telephone, the first indication including identification information for the outgoing call;
determining whether additional information regarding a called party associated with the identification information exists, and if so, performing a first operation on the outgoing call responsively to the additional information, otherwise, performing a second operation on the outgoing call responsively to an absence of the additional information;
receiving, at the call control unit, a second indication that the outgoing call is undesired; and
communicating, by the call control unit, the second indication to a server.
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Abstract
An indication of an outgoing call may be received at a call control unit communicatively coupled to, and/or resident within, a telephone. The indication may include identification information for the outgoing call. It may be determined whether additional information regarding a called party associated with the identification information exists, and if so, a first operation may be performed on the outgoing call responsively to the additional information, otherwise, a second operation may be performed on the outgoing call responsively to an absence of the additional information. The additional information may include a user-configurable list of desired called parties (e.g., a whitelist) and/or undesired called parties (e.g., a blacklist). The additional information may also include called party identification information and/or a spam score.
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14 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a first indication of an outgoing call at a call control unit communicatively coupled to, or resident within a telephone, the first indication including identification information for the outgoing call; determining whether additional information regarding a called party associated with the identification information exists, and if so, performing a first operation on the outgoing call responsively to the additional information, otherwise, performing a second operation on the outgoing call responsively to an absence of the additional information; receiving, at the call control unit, a second indication that the outgoing call is undesired; and communicating, by the call control unit, the second indication to a server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A call control unit comprising:
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a processor configured to receive a first indication of an outgoing call, the first indication including identification information for the outgoing call, determine whether additional information regarding a called party associated with the identification information exists, and if so, performing a first operation on the outgoing call responsively to the additional information, otherwise, performing a second operation on the outgoing call responsively to an absence of the additional information, receive a second indication that the outgoing call is undesired, and communicate the second indication to a server; and a communication port configured to enable the call control unit to communicate with a telephone responsively to at least one of the first operation and the second operation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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