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Telephone call screening system and method and caller registration system and method for use therewith

  • US 7,027,569 B2
  • Filed: 02/11/2002
  • Issued: 04/11/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of screening telephone calls using a computerized telephone call screening system, said method comprising:

  • establishing a preferred caller database comprising caller identifying information for preferred callers selected by a subscriber from a caller registry database, wherein said caller identifying information for each caller includes at least a private identifier;

    automatically answering a telephone call placed by a caller;

    interrogating said caller, wherein said computerized telephone call screening system requests from said caller at least a private identifier;

    if said private identifier is not received within a predetermined period of time, initiating an unidentified caller disposition process;

    if said private identifier is received,storing said private identifier; and

    searching said preferred caller database for at least said private identifier received from said caller;

    if said caller is not in said preferred caller database, initiating an unpreferred caller disposition process; and

    if said caller is in said preferred caller database, initiating a preferred caller disposition process.

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