Multilevel dynamic call screening

• US 20060210032A1
• Filed: 03/17/2005
• Published: 09/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Vemuri, Kumar V.V., Unmehopa, Musa R., Grech, Michel L.F.
• Application Number:
  US11/083,058
• Publication Number:
  US 20060210032A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/88.190
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/665 by checking the validity of a code
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2005 Temporarily overriding a service configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4211 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42365 Presence services providing information on the willingness to communicate or the ability to communicate in terms of media capability or network connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53308 Message originator indirectly connected to the message centre, e.g. after detection of busy or absent state of a called party

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of communicating with at least a calling party and at least a called party. The method includes receiving information indicative of an incoming call from the calling party, accessing context information associated with the called party, and accessing a pass code provided by the calling party. The method also includes disposing of the incoming call based on the pass code and the context information.

Claims

1. A method of communicating with at least a calling party and at least a called party, comprising:

receiving information indicative of an incoming call from the calling party;

accessing context information associated with the called party;

accessing a pass code provided by the calling party; and

disposing of the incoming call based on the pass code and the context information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein accessing the context information comprises accessing at least one of presence information, temporal information, spatial information, and availability.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein accessing the pass code comprises accessing a pass code indicative of at least one of an identity of the calling party and a priority of the incoming call.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein accessing the pass code comprises:

providing a notification indicative of a request for the pass code; and

receiving information indicative of the pass code in response to providing the notification.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein receiving the information indicative of the pass code comprises:

receiving a dual tone multifrequency signal indicative of the pass code; and

decoding the dual tone multifrequency signal to determine the pass code.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein disposing of the incoming call comprises at least one of disconnecting the incoming call, directing the incoming call to a voice mail box, and connecting in the incoming call to the called party.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein disposing of the incoming call comprises disposing of the incoming call in response to expiration of a timer.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising receiving information indicative of the calling party.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein disposing of the incoming call comprises disposing of the incoming call based on the pass code, the context information, and the information indicative of the calling party.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein receiving information indicative of the calling party comprises receiving a Calling Line Identifier.

11. The method of claim 1, comprising:

accessing context information associated with the calling party; and

disposing of the incoming call based on the pass code and the context information associated with the called party and the calling party.