Method for recording mobile phone calls

• US 8,428,559 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2011
• Issued: 04/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Appsverse Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Christopher Anthony Silva
• Inventors: Silva, Christopher Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Edouard, Patrick
• Assistant Examiner(s): WYCHE, MYRON
• Application Number:
  US13/164,089
• Publication Number:
  US 20110250870A1
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• Field of Search: 379/67.1, 379/32.01, 379/201.01, 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 706/12, 706/46, 709/204
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1831 Tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or behavior, network status

Abstract

The present invention generally relates to a system and method for recording mobile phone calls for record keeping. The present invention utilizes a software call-recording application installed on the mobile phone to make a direct connection to a centralized recording server utilizing a conference or three-way calling feature on the mobile phone. The centralized recording server can answer the incoming call from the mobile phone. The incoming call can be tagged with an identification. The recording server can then capture the audio and any data and store the audio and data for future use. In one embodiment, a recording can be made at the mobile phone and forwarded to the recording server. The recording can be initiated remotely.

Claims

1. A method for recording a mobile phone conference call between two or more parties comprising the steps of:

establishing an external call between a first call number of a first mobile phone and a second phone;

conferencing a recording server to the external call as a three way call between the first mobile phone, the second phone and the recording server using a call recording application on the first mobile phone to utilize a conference capability of the first mobile phone for initiating a call with a second call number of the recording server and establishing a conference call between the first mobile phone, the second phone, and the recording server, the conference capability utilizing voiceover internet (VOIP);

capturing an audio signal from the external call at said recording server; and

recording the captured audio signal at the recording server;

wherein the recording server is an application resident to the first mobile phone and allows the first mobile phone to act as a third leg of the conference call via the voiceover internet (VOIP);

wherein the recorder server application allows the first mobile phone to be two parties on the three way call by establishing the call to the recording server, where one party is an external call interface of the external call and a second party is a voiceover internet (VOIP) interface via the voiceover internet (VOIP) conference capability in which the first call number and the second call number provide the first mobile phone with two unique telephone identities.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of conferencing a recording server is performed automatically.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of conferencing a recording sever is performed on demand.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein before the step of conferencing further comprising the step of:

tagging the external call with an identification.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein after the step of conferencing further comprising the step of:

capturing short message service (SMS) messages and/or multimedia messaging (MMS) messages sent to the first mobile phone, and forwarding the captured messages independent of the audio signal to the recording server.

6. A method for recording at a mobile phone comprising the steps of:

recording using the mobile phone having a first call number;

conferencing a recording server to the mobile phone using a call recording application on the mobile phone to utilize a conference capability of the mobile phone for initiating a call with a second call number of the recording server and establishing a conference call between the mobile phone and the recording server, the conference capability utilizing voiceover internet (VOIP);

capturing the recording at said recording server; and

storing the captured recording at the recording server;

wherein the recording server is an application resident to the mobile phone and allows the mobile phone to act as a third leg of the conference call via the voiceover internet (VOIP);

wherein the recorder server application allows the mobile phone to be two parties on the three way call by establishing the call to the recording server, where one party is an external call interface of the external call and a second party is a voiceover internet (VOIP) interface via the voiceover internet (VOIP) conference capability in which the first call number and the second call number provide the mobile phone with two unique telephone identities.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein before the step of conferencing further comprising the step of:

tagging the recording with an identification.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the step of conferencing is performed automatically based on one or more of dialed number information, caller ID information, calls within a certain radius of a GPS location, incoming status and outgoing status.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein the recording is initiated by a short message service (SMS) message, establishing a call with the mobile phone and supplying a code, establishing an Internet connection, sensing a Global Positioning Service (GPS) location, or sensing an environment of the user.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the sensing an environment of a user comprises one or more of:

sensing the speed of movement of the mobile phone;

sensing a shock to the mobile phone;

sensing a temperature of the mobile phone;

sensing a heart rate of a user of the mobile phone; and

sensing availability of a network of the mobile phone.

11. A system for recording a mobile phone conference call between two or more parties comprising:

means for establishing an external call between a first call number of a first mobile phone and a second phone;

means for tagging said external call with an identification;

means for conferencing a recording server to the external call as a three way call between the first mobile phone, the second phone and the recording server using a call recording application of the first mobile phone to utilize a conference capability of the first mobile phone for initiating a call with a second call number, the recording server and establishing a conference call between the first mobile phone, the second phone and the recording server, the conference capability utilizing voiceover internet (VOIP);

means for capturing an audio signal from the external call at said recording server; and

means for recording the captured audio signal at the recording server;

wherein the recording server is an application resident to the first mobile phone and allows the first mobile phone to act as a third leg of the conference call via the voiceover internet (VOIP);

wherein the recorder server application allows the first mobile phone to be two parties on the three way call by establishing the call to the recording server, where one party is an external call interface of the external call and a second party is a voiceover internet (VOIP) interface via the voiceover internet (VOIP) conference capability in which the first call number and the second call number provide the first mobile phone with two unique telephone identities.

12. The system of claim 11 further comprising:

means for capturing short message service (SMS) messages and/or multimedia messaging (MMS) messages of the first mobile phone and the second phone, and

means for forwarding the captured messages independent of the audio signal to the recording server.

13. A system for recording at a mobile phone comprising:

a mobile phone capable of recording, said mobile phone having a first call number;

a recording server for receiving the recording from the mobile phone;

conferencing the recording server to the mobile phone using a call recording application of the mobile phone to utilize a conference capability of the mobile phone for initiating a call with a second call number of the recording server and establishing a conference call between the mobile phone and the recording server, the conference capability utilizing voiceover internet (VOIP); and

storing the recording;

wherein the recording server is an application resident to the mobile phone and allows the mobile phone to act as a third leg of the conference call via the voiceover internet (VOIP);

wherein the recorder server application allows the mobile phone to be two parties on the three way call by establishing the call to the recording server, where one party is an external call interface of the external call and a second party is a voiceover internet (VOIP) interface via the voiceover internet (VOIP) conference capability in which the first call number and the second call number provide the mobile phone with two unique telephone identities.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the recording is performed automatically based on one or more of:

dialed number information;

caller ID information;

calls within a certain radius of a GPS location;

incoming status; and

outgoing status.

15. The system of claim 13 wherein the recording is initiated by one or more of a short message service (SMS) message;

establishing a call with the mobile phone;

supplying a code,

establishing an Internet connection;

sensing a Global Positioning Service (GPS) location;

or

sensing an environment of the user.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the sensing of an environment of a user comprises one or more of:

sensing the speed of movement of the mobile phone;

sensing a shock to the mobile phone;

sensing a temperature of the mobile phone;

sensing a heart rate of a user of the mobile phone; and

sensing availability of a network of the mobile phone.