Privacy screening services
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
A privacy screening service allows a subscriber to send a call screening request during a telephone call. The call screening request may comprise a Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency key (e.g., “Touch Tones”) on a telephone keypad, a softkey entry on a communications device, and/or a data message from an Internet Protocol phone or client application. The call screening request may store incoming line identification (ICLID) information of the connected communications signal in a database, add the ICLID information to a Do Not Call list, update a subscriber'"'"'s profile with the ICLID information, and/or storing the ICLID information in a subscriber'"'"'s blocked communications list. The Do Not Call list, the subscriber'"'"'s profile, and/or the subscriber'"'"'s blocked communications list may include communications instructions for the called number as well as include communications instructions for other registered communications addresses (e.g., other telephone numbers, an email address, and other communications addresses of the subscriber).
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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
presenting an announcement to a communications address of the calling telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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