Method And System For Identifying Telemarketer Communications
First Claim
1. A method for identifying telemarketer communications directed to a subscriber of a call screening service comprising:
- receiving a call from a calling party directed to a subscriber of the call screening service;
determining whether a telephone directory number of the calling party is known;
if the telephone directory number of the calling party is known, determining whether the telephone directory number of the calling party matches one or more telephone directory numbers stored in a database of telephone directory numbers associated with telemarketer communications; and
if the telephone directory number of the calling party matches one or more of the telephone directory numbers stored in the database of telephone directory numbers associated with telemarketer communications, intercepting the call from reaching the subscriber of the call screening service.
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Abstract
A method and system for identifying telemarketer communications directed to a subscriber of a call screening service is provided. A link monitoring system monitors all inbound and outbound calls of a carrier network collecting data such as calling and called telephone directory numbers, and a termination status for at least each inbound call to a calling number. The data is analyzed at a telemarketer detection module to determine calling patterns of calling numbers. If a calling pattern of a calling telephone number matches a profile of telemarketer communications, the calling number is stored in a database of telephone directory numbers associated with telemarketer communications. A call is received from a calling party directed to a subscriber of the call screening service. Then a determination is made as to whether a telephone directory number of the calling party is known. If the telephone number of the calling party is known, a determination is made as to whether the telephone number of the calling party matches a telephone number stored in the database of telephone numbers associated with telemarketer communications. If a match exists, the call is intercepted from reaching the subscriber of the call screening service.
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2 Claims
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1. A method for identifying telemarketer communications directed to a subscriber of a call screening service comprising:
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receiving a call from a calling party directed to a subscriber of the call screening service;
determining whether a telephone directory number of the calling party is known;
if the telephone directory number of the calling party is known, determining whether the telephone directory number of the calling party matches one or more telephone directory numbers stored in a database of telephone directory numbers associated with telemarketer communications; and
if the telephone directory number of the calling party matches one or more of the telephone directory numbers stored in the database of telephone directory numbers associated with telemarketer communications, intercepting the call from reaching the subscriber of the call screening service.
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