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Arrangement for managing voice over IP (VoIP) telephone calls, especially unsolicited or unwanted calls

  • US 20060182029A1
  • Filed: 02/15/2005
  • Published: 08/17/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of setting up a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call from a calling device to a called device using a system in which calling devices generally include a certificate in which a trust rating is embedded, the method comprising:

  • a) examining a call request from the calling device, to attempt to read the trust rating embedded in the certificate that is bound to the calling device;

    b) applying at least the trust rating to a set of call management rules, so as to select at least one operation to carry out on the VoIP call, wherein the call management rules constitute;

    1) associating progressively austere levels of call screening operations with progressively lower trust ratings; and

    2) granting calling devices that have progressively higher trust ratings, progressively permissive levels of access to the called device; and

    c) carrying out the at least one selected operation on the VoIP call.

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