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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING INCOMING TELEPHONE NUMBERS

  • US 20080112553A1
  • Filed: 11/10/2006
  • Published: 05/15/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method in a communication device for automatically verifying an incoming telephone number, the method comprising:

  • responsive to detecting an incoming communication, determining if a telephone number associated with the incoming communication matches one of a plurality of telephone numbers in a storage unit;

    responsive to determining that the telephone number associated with the incoming communication does not match the one of the plurality of telephone numbers in the storage unit, determining whether to continue with the incoming communication by applying telephone number verification rules; and

    responsive to a determination not to continue with the incoming communication based on the telephone number verification rules, providing an alert.

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