Privacy screening service for telecommunications
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- processing a telephone call, the telephone call from a calling telephone number to a called telephone number;
after a connection between the calling telephone number and the called telephone number, monitoring the telephone call for a call screening request;
upon entry of the call screening request, taking an action in response to the call screening request.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for providing privacy screening service during telephone calls. One method monitors a telephone call for a call screening request. The telephone call is from a calling telephone number to a called telephone number. An action is taken in response to the call screening request. The action could be playing an announcement, terminating the connection, forwarding to voice mail, storing the calling telephone number in a database, adding the calling telephone number to a Do Not Call list, updating a subscriber'"'"'s profile with the calling telephone number, and/or storing the calling telephone number in a subscriber'"'"'s blocked call list. The call screening request may comprise a Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency, a softkey entry, and/or a data message.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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processing a telephone call, the telephone call from a calling telephone number to a called telephone number;
after a connection between the calling telephone number and the called telephone number, monitoring the telephone call for a call screening request;
upon entry of the call screening request, taking an action in response to the call screening request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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receiving a telephone call at a telecommunications switch, the telephone call from a calling telephone number to a called telephone number;
connecting the telephone call to the called telephone number;
receiving a call screening request from the called telephone number; and
taking an action in response to the call screening request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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receiving a telephone call at a telecommunications switch, the telephone call from a calling telephone number to a called telephone number;
connecting the telephone call to the called telephone number;
receiving a call screening request from the called telephone number; and
playing an announcement to the calling telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification
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Current AssigneeBellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
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Original AssigneeBellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
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InventorsKoch, Robert A., Hussain, Aamir
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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Field of Search
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US Class Current379/201.11
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CPC Class CodesH04M 2203/2011 Service processing based on...H04M 2203/651 Text message transmission t...H04M 3/42153 by subscriberH04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening ...H04M 3/53391 dependent on calling party
