Method and system for deterring SPam over Internet Protocol telephony and SPam Instant Messaging
First Claim
1. A method for deterring spam on a communication medium, comprising:
- detecting a call to a user of a device for accessing said communication medium, wherein call traffic thereon comprises information substantially conforming with an internet protocol;
accessing a signaling message associated with said call;
comparing said signaling message with information relating to identities corresponding to originators of spam calls sent over said communication medium wherein said information is stored in a repository associated with said communication medium; and
upon finding no match with signaling message and said spam call originator identity information, routing said call to said user device; and
upon said signaling message matching any said spam call originator identity information, deterring said call from being routed to said user device.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for deterring spam on a communication medium are disclosed. Call traffic on the communication medium includes IP telephone calls, IM™ messages and other IP calls. The method includes detecting a call with a user device for accessing the communication medium, such as an IP telephone, a computer, etc. A signaling message associated with the call is accessed and compared with information relating to identities that correspond to originators of spam calls sent over said communication medium, which is stored in a repository associated with the communication medium, such as a dynamically updatable database. Where no match is found between the signaling message and the stored spam call identity information, the call is routed to the user. Where the signaling message matches any said spam call originator identity information however, the call is deterred from being routed to the user.
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47 Claims
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1. A method for deterring spam on a communication medium, comprising:
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detecting a call to a user of a device for accessing said communication medium, wherein call traffic thereon comprises information substantially conforming with an internet protocol;
accessing a signaling message associated with said call;
comparing said signaling message with information relating to identities corresponding to originators of spam calls sent over said communication medium wherein said information is stored in a repository associated with said communication medium; and
upon finding no match with signaling message and said spam call originator identity information, routing said call to said user device; and
upon said signaling message matching any said spam call originator identity information, deterring said call from being routed to said user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for deterring spam on a communication medium, comprising:
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a repository for storing information relating to identities corresponding to originators of spam calls sent over said communication medium; and
a call control server coupled to said repository, for routing a call to a user of a device for accessing said communication medium, wherein call traffic thereon comprises information substantially conforming with an internet protocol, wherein said call comprises a signaling message and wherein, upon sensing said call, said call control server accesses said repository wherein said signaling message is compared with said spam call originator identity information wherein;
upon finding no match with signaling message and said spam call originator identity information, said call is routed to said user device; and
upon said signaling message matching any said spam call originator identity information, routing of said call to said user is deterred. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer usable medium having encoded thereon instructions for controlling a computer to perform a process for deterring spam on a communication medium, said process comprising:
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detecting a call to a user of a device for accessing said communication medium, wherein call traffic thereon comprises information substantially conforming with an internet protocol;
accessing a signaling message associated with said call;
comparing said signaling message with information relating to identities corresponding to originators of spam calls sent over said communication medium wherein said information is stored in a repository associated with said communication medium; and
upon finding no match with signaling message and said spam call originator identity information, routing said call to said user device; and
upon said signaling message matching any said spam call originator identity information, deterring said call from being routed to said user.
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22. A system for deterring spam on a communication medium, comprising:
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means for detecting a call to a user of a device for accessing said communication medium, wherein call traffic thereon comprises information substantially conforming with an internet protocol;
means for accessing a signaling message associated with said call;
means for comparing said signaling message with information relating to identities corresponding to originators of spam calls sent over said communication medium wherein said information is stored in storage means associated with said communication medium; and
means for, upon finding no match with said signaling message and said spam call originator identity information, routing said call to said user device; and
means for, upon said signaling message matching any said spam call originator identity information, deterring said call from being routed to said user.
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23. A method for managing a communication medium wherein spam transmission thereon is deterred, said method comprising:
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providing access for a user to said communication medium, wherein call traffic thereon comprises information substantially conforming with an internet protocol, in exchange for valuable consideration;
detecting a call to said user on said communication medium;
accessing a signaling message associated with said call;
comparing said signaling message with information relating to identities corresponding to originators of spam calls sent over said communication medium wherein said information is stored in a repository associated with said communication medium; and
upon finding no match with signaling message and said spam call originator identity information, routing said call to said user device; and
upon said signaling message matching any said spam call originator identity information, deterring said call from being routed to said user.
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24. A method for designating a reputation related to a call source on a communication medium, comprising:
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upon a user of said communication medium reporting a first call as a spam call, storing information relating to a source of said first call in a spam caller identity information repository; and
maintaining said spam caller identity information repository wherein, upon a user of said communication medium reporting a subsequent call as a spam call wherein information relating to a source of said subsequent spam call matches information corresponding to said first call;
corroborating said information corresponding to said first call; and
based on said corroborating, designating said call source as a proven spam call source. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A communicating device for deterring spam calls over a communication medium, said communicating device comprising:
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a circuit for operating said communicating device, wherein call traffic on said communicating medium comprises information substantially conforming with an internet protocol; and
a user interface coupled to said circuit, for allowing said user to report a call as a spam call wherein one or more of said circuit and a component of said communication medium perform a process for blocking subsequent calls from a source of said spam call, said process comprising;
accessing a signaling message associated with said call;
storing said signaling message as information relating to spam call sources;
upon detecting a subsequent call, comparing a signaling message associated with said subsequent call with said information relating to spam call sources; and
upon a match between said signaling message associated with said subsequent call and said information relating to spam call sources, blocking said subsequent call. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A device for deterring spam calls received over a communicating medium with a communicating device, said device comprising:
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a circuit for operating said device, wherein call traffic thereon comprises information substantially conforming with an internet protocol; and
an interface for allowing a user of said device to flag a detected call as a spam call wherein upon said flag, said device blocks said call and performs a process for deterring further spam calls from a source of said call, said process comprising;
accessing a signaling message associated with said call;
storing said signaling message as information relating to spam call sources;
upon detecting a subsequent call, comparing a signaling message associated with said subsequent call with said information relating to spam call sources; and
upon a match between said signaling message associated with said subsequent call and said information relating to spam call sources, blocking said subsequent call. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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