Systems and methods for filtering cellular telephone messages
First Claim
1. A computer readable non-transitory data storage medium comprising computer-program instructions executable by a processor, the computer-program instructions, when executed by the processor, for implementing steps comprising:
- filtering cellular telephone messages by;
detecting an incoming cellular telephone message for delivery to a receiver;
determining source identification information for the incoming cellular telephone message;
comparing the source identification information for the incoming cellular telephone message with source identification entries in an acceptable senders list, the acceptable senders list comprising source identification information corresponding to previous incoming and outgoing voice contacts by the receiver, wherein the acceptable senders list is automatically determined by call records maintained by a cellular telephone service provider, and wherein the acceptable senders list is automatically updated upon receiving notification of an incoming or outgoing voice contact by the receiver; and
if the source identification information for the incoming cellular telephone message is not found when comparing the source identification entries in the acceptable senders list, deleting the cellular telephone message from a memory to prevent delivery of the cellular telephone message to the receiver.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for filtering cellular messages to prevent receipt of certain messages are described. In one aspect, a computing device detects an incoming cellular telephone message for delivery to a receiver. The device filters the message by determining source identification information for the incoming cellular telephone message. The device compares this information to source identification entries in an acceptable senders list. The acceptable senders list includes source identification information corresponding to previous incoming and outgoing voice contacts by the receiver. If the source identification information for the incoming cellular telephone message is not found in the source identification entries in the acceptable senders list, the device deletes the cellular telephone message from a memory to prevent receipt of the message by the receiver.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer readable non-transitory data storage medium comprising computer-program instructions executable by a processor, the computer-program instructions, when executed by the processor, for implementing steps comprising:
filtering cellular telephone messages by; detecting an incoming cellular telephone message for delivery to a receiver; determining source identification information for the incoming cellular telephone message; comparing the source identification information for the incoming cellular telephone message with source identification entries in an acceptable senders list, the acceptable senders list comprising source identification information corresponding to previous incoming and outgoing voice contacts by the receiver, wherein the acceptable senders list is automatically determined by call records maintained by a cellular telephone service provider, and wherein the acceptable senders list is automatically updated upon receiving notification of an incoming or outgoing voice contact by the receiver; and if the source identification information for the incoming cellular telephone message is not found when comparing the source identification entries in the acceptable senders list, deleting the cellular telephone message from a memory to prevent delivery of the cellular telephone message to the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A data processing system for preventing delivery of cellular telephone messages, the data processing system comprising:
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a data processing device comprising a processor and a memory; and wherein the data processing device; detects an incoming cellular telephone message, determines the telephone number of the incoming cellular telephone message, compares the telephone number of the incoming cellular telephone message with the telephone numbers of incoming and outgoing voice contacts with a receiver in an acceptable senders list comprising telephone numbers of incoming and outgoing voice contacts with the receiver, wherein the acceptable senders list is automatically determined by call records maintained by a cellular telephone service provider, and wherein the acceptable senders list is automatically updated upon receiving notification of an incoming or outgoing voice contact by the receiver, rejects the incoming cellular telephone message if the telephone number for the incoming cellular telephone message is not found in the acceptable senders list, and deletes the incoming cellular telephone message from the memory to prevent delivery of the incoming cellular telephone message to the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable non-transitory data storage medium comprising computer-program instructions executable by a processor, the computer-program instructions, when executed by the processor, for implementing steps comprising:
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monitoring source identification information for incoming and outgoing voice communications over a wireless network for a receiver; adding source identification information for the incoming and outgoing voice communications to the receiver to an acceptable senders list for the receiver; detecting an incoming cellular telephone message; determining the source identification information of the incoming cellular telephone message; comparing the source identification information of the incoming cellular telephone message with the source identification information in the acceptable senders list to determine matches, wherein the source identification information in the acceptable senders list comprises source identification corresponding to incoming and outgoing voice contacts by the receiver above a predetermined duration; rejecting the cellular telephone message if the source identification information for the cellular telephone message is not matched in the acceptable senders list; and deleting the cellular telephone message from a memory to prevent delivery of the cellular telephone message to the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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