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PROVIDING SELECTIVE VOICE MAIL SERVICES

  • US 20130136245A1
  • Filed: 11/30/2011
  • Published: 05/30/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a server device, a request for a first user, of a first telephone device, to leave a voice mail message for a second user of a second telephone device;

    determining contact information associated with the first user or the first telephone device, wherein the contact information comprises a telephone number of the first user device;

    retrieving, by the server device, a profile associated with the second telephone device;

    determining, by the server device and based on the profile, whether the first user is allowed to leave the voice mail message for the second user of the second telephone device based on the contact information associated with the first user or the first telephone device, by;

    obtaining the telephone number of the first user device from the request,determining at least one of a numbering plan area code (NPA) or a central office (exchange) code (NXX) associated with the phone number,determining, based on the NPX or the NXX and an NPX/NXX whitelist of the profile, whether the telephone number is within a block of telephone numbers specified by the NPX/NXX whitelist and the NPX or NXX, anddetermining that the profile specifies the telephone number when the telephone number is within the block of telephone numbers;

    allowing the first user to leave the voice mail message for the second user of the second telephone device when the first user is allowed to leave the voice mail message; and

    preventing the first user from leaving the voice mail message when the first user is not allowed to leave the voice mail message.

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