System and method of establishing a telephone connection

• US 20080194234A1
• Filed: 11/09/2007
• Published: 08/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DLB Finance & Consultancy BV, HITD Information Technology BV
• Original Assignee: DLB Finance & Consultancy BV, HITD Information Technology BV
• Inventors: Benschop, Henderik Reinout, Benschop, Dirk Leonard
• Application Number:
  US11/983,783
• Publication Number:
  US 20080194234A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/385 using an alias or single-use codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4014 Identity check for transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/18 Comparators
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2005 Temporarily overriding a service configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/38 Graded-service arrangements, i.e. some subscribers prevented from establishing certain connections queuing arrangements H04Q3/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/382 using authorisation codes or passwords
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42034 Calling party identification service
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54

Abstract

A system and method of establishing a telephone connection between an A-subscriber device and a B-subscriber device in a telephone system is disclosed. The method involves receiving a first approval signal from a first approval device before establishing the telephone connection. The first approval signal signals the approval of a user of the A-subscriber device to establish the telephone connection with the B-subscriber device. Also, a second approval signal is received from a second approval device before establishing the telephone connection. The second approval signal signals the approval of a user of the B-subscriber device to establish the telephone connection with the A-subscriber device. In the proposed method, the telephone connection is established between the A-subscriber device and the B-subscriber device only after receiving the first approval signal and the second approval signal.

Claims

1. A method of establishing a telephone connection between an A-subscriber device and a B-subscriber device in a telephone system, comprising:

receiving a first approval signal from a first approval device before establishing said telephone connection, said first approval signal signaling the approval of a user of said A-subscriber device to establish a telephone connection with said B-subscriber device;

receiving a second approval signal from a second approval device before establishing said telephone connection, said second approval signal signaling the approval of a user of said

B-subscriber device to establish a telephone connection with said A-subscriber device; and

establishing said telephone connection between said A-subscriber device and said B-subscriber device only after receiving said first approval signal and said second approval signal.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said first approval device comprises said A-subscriber device and/or said second approval device comprises said B-subscriber device.

3. The method according to claims 1, wherein said first approval signal is received with a request for establishing said telephone connection with said B-subscriber device.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said request for establishing said telephone connection comprises the telephone number of said B-subscriber device.

5. The method according to claim 3, further comprising transmitting a notification signal notifying a user of said second approval device.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein said notification signal is transmitted to at least one of said second approval device and said B-subscriber device.

7. The method according to claim 5, further comprising not establishing said telephone connection if a time difference between receiving said first approval signal and receiving said second approval signal exceeds a predefined time limit.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising transmitting a refusal signal if said time difference has exceeded said predefined time limit.

9. The method according to claim 7, further comprising receiving at least one personal identity code of at least one of the users of said A-subscriber device and said B-subscriber device.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein said telephone connection is only established if at least one of said personal identity codes has been received.

11. The method according to claim 9, further comprising blocking approval signals if the number of received approval signals exceeds a predetermined number.

12. A computer program for approving the establishment of a telephone connection, said computer program comprising software code portions, when installed on and executed by a computer system, for performing the method according to claim 1.

13. A computer readable medium carrying the computer program of claim 12.

14. A system for establishing a telephone connection between an A-subscriber device and a B-subscriber device, said system comprising an approval system configured for:

receiving a first approval signal from a first approval device before establishing said telephone connection, said first approval signal signaling the approval of a user of said A-subscriber device to establish a telephone connection with said B-subscriber device;

receiving a second approval signal from a second approval device before establishing said telephone connection, said second approval signal signaling the approval of a user of said

B-subscriber device to establish a telephone connection with said A-subscriber device; and

establishing said telephone connection between said A-subscriber device and said B-subscriber device only after receiving said first approval signal and said second approval signal.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein said first approval device comprises said A-subscriber device and/or said second approval device comprises said B-subscriber device.

16. The system according to claim 14, wherein said approval system is configured to receive said first approval signal together with a request for establishing said a telephone connection with said B-subscriber device.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein said approval system is configured to receive the telephone number of said B-subscriber device.

18. The system according to claim 14, wherein said system further comprises a notification signal transmitter for notifying a user of said second approval device.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein said notification signal transmitter is configured to transmit said notification signal to at least one of said second approval device and said B-subscriber device.

20. The system according to claim 14, further comprising a determination module configured for determining if a time difference between receiving said first approval signal and receiving said second approval signal exceeds a predefined time limit.

21. The system according to claim 20, further comprising a refusal signal transmitter configured to transmit a refusal signal if said time difference has exceeded said predefined time limit.

22. The system according to claim 14, further comprising a personal identity code receiver configured for receiving at least one personal identity code of at least one of the users of said A-subscriber device and said B-subscriber device.

23. The system according to claim 22, wherein said system is configured for only establishing of said telephone connection if at least one of said personal identity codes has been received.

24. The system according to claim 14, further comprising an approval signal blocker configured for blocking approval signals if the number of received approval signals exceeds a predetermined number.