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Selective filtering of incoming telephone calls

  • US 6,697,479 B1
  • Filed: 10/12/1999
  • Issued: 02/24/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for providing to a first party engaged in a telephonic conversation with a second party and having a call-waiting function activated, selective filtering of an incoming telephone call from a third party which includes an associated call waiting signal, comprising the steps of:

  • retrieving a caller ID information of said third party;

    determining a priority level associated with said third party;

    comparing a priority level associated with said second party to said priority level of said third party, and responsive to said third party having a lower priority level than said second party, suppressing said associated call waiting signal utilizing a suppression circuit at said first party'"'"'s location, otherwise alerting said first party to an occurrence of said incoming call.

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