Communication screening system and method
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1. A communication screening system useful in a communications device, the system comprising:
- logic configured to form a database of contact information records, each record including at least one class designator;
logic configured to assign at least one mode to the communications device, at least one mode including at least one permitted class designation, at least one permitted class priority designation, or both; and
logic configured to determine if a communication from a source corresponds to a contact record in the database having a class that is the same as said at least one permitted class designation of said at least one mode, or corresponds to a contact record in the database having a class priority at least as high as said at least one permitted class priority designation.
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Abstract
A database includes class fields that can designate contacts in relationship to the database owner, so that when incorporated into the logic of a communication device, the logic can be configured to automatically determine how a communication from that contact is routed. The database thus allows contacts to be sorted by certain criteria or classes. These criteria or classes could include Co-Worker, Boss, Emergency Contact, Family, Friends, etc. The logic can optionally be configured to assign or permit assignment of different priorities to different classes in the database.
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19 Claims
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1. A communication screening system useful in a communications device, the system comprising:
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logic configured to form a database of contact information records, each record including at least one class designator;
logic configured to assign at least one mode to the communications device, at least one mode including at least one permitted class designation, at least one permitted class priority designation, or both; and
logic configured to determine if a communication from a source corresponds to a contact record in the database having a class that is the same as said at least one permitted class designation of said at least one mode, or corresponds to a contact record in the database having a class priority at least as high as said at least one permitted class priority designation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communication screening system useful in a communications device, the system comprising:
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means for forming a database of contact information records, each record including at least one class designator;
means for assigning at least one mode to the communications device, said at least one mode including at least one permitted class designation, at least one permitted class priority designation, or both; and
means for determining if a communication from a source corresponds to a contact record in the database having a class that is the same as said at least one permitted class designation of said at least one mode, or corresponds to a contact record in the database having a class priority at least as high as said at least one permitted class priority designation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of screening a communication to a communications device, the method comprising:
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forming a database of contact information records, each record including at least one class designator;
assigning at least one mode to the communications device, at least one mode including at least one permitted class designation, at least one permitted class priority designation, or both; and
determining if a communication from a source corresponds to a contact record in the database having a class that is the same as said at least one permitted class designation of said at least one mode, or corresponds to a contact record in the database having a class priority at least as high as said at least one permitted class priority designation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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