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Multi-user intelligent call screening

  • US 20050100145A1
  • Filed: 09/14/2004
  • Published: 05/12/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for screening a telephone call made by a calling party, the method comprising:

  • receiving a telephone call at a messaging service platform;

    identifying an account associated with a telephone number to which the calling party directed the incoming telephone call;

    accessing configuration data related to the account;

    identifying several identities associated with the account based on the configuration data accessed;

    determining a first identity from among the several identities based on the configuration data accessed;

    determining the availability of the first identity to receive audio data from the messaging service platform;

    transmitting the audio data from the messaging service platform to a computer of a first called party associated with the first identity while the calling party is leaving an audio message, the transmission being conditioned on whether the first identity is determined to be available to receive the audio data; and

    before the calling party finishes leaving the audio message, enabling perception of at least some of the transmitted audio data by the first called party.

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