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Telephone call screening system

  • US 5,875,239 A
  • Filed: 11/19/1996
  • Issued: 02/23/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for screening telephone calls including caller identification information signals comprising:

  • a computer means having a first input for connection to a source of a caller identification information signal, a second input for connection to a source of a program signal, a third input and an output for connection to a video display means, said computer means being responsive to a program signal at said second input for generating a program output signal at said computer means output;

    a database memory means for storing at least one image associated with a predetermined caller identification information signal and having an input/output connected to an input/output of said computer means whereby when said computer means first input is connected to a source of a caller identification information signal, said computer means responds to said caller identification information signal to obtain said one image from said database memory and responds to a program signal received from said program signal source to generate a program output signal to the video display means and display said image on the video display means;

    an input device connected to said third input of said computer means for generating data signals, said computer means storing images in said database memory in response to said data signals; and

    a predetermined time delay stored in said database memorv and associated with the predetermined caller identification information signal, said computer means responding to said predetermined time delay by delaying the display of said one image by an amount of said predetermined time delay.

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