Identifying and filtering incoming telephone calls to enhance privacy
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1. A method for filtering a telephone call, the method comprising:
- receiving from a caller, by a processor, the telephone call directed to a communication device associated with an intended call recipient, an Internet being disposed between the processor and the communication device;
scoring, by the processor, the telephone call based on predetermined scoring criteria to create a score indicative of a desirability of the telephone call, the predetermined scoring criteria being provided by the intended call recipient;
comparing, by the processor, the score to a predetermined threshold score;
based on the comparison, selectively classifying, by the processor, the telephone call as an unwanted telephone call; and
selectively rejecting, by the processor, the unwanted telephone call.
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Abstract
A method for filtering a telephone call is provided. The method may comprise receiving from a caller the telephone call directed to a communication device associated with an intended call recipient. The received telephone call may be scored based on predetermined scoring criteria to create a score indicative of a desirability of the telephone call. Furthermore, the method may comprise comparing the score to a predetermined threshold score. Based on the comparison, the method may further comprise selectively classifying the telephone call as an unwanted telephone call. Furthermore, the method may comprise selectively rejecting the unwanted telephone call.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for filtering a telephone call, the method comprising:
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receiving from a caller, by a processor, the telephone call directed to a communication device associated with an intended call recipient, an Internet being disposed between the processor and the communication device; scoring, by the processor, the telephone call based on predetermined scoring criteria to create a score indicative of a desirability of the telephone call, the predetermined scoring criteria being provided by the intended call recipient; comparing, by the processor, the score to a predetermined threshold score; based on the comparison, selectively classifying, by the processor, the telephone call as an unwanted telephone call; and selectively rejecting, by the processor, the unwanted telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for filtering a telephone call, the system comprising:
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a processor configured to; receive from a caller the telephone call directed to a communication device associated with an intended call recipient, an Internet being disposed between the processor and the communication device; score the telephone call based on predetermined scoring criteria to create a score indicative of a desirability of the telephone call, the predetermined scoring criteria being provided by the intended call recipient; compare the score to a predetermined threshold score; based on the comparison, selectively classify the telephone call as an unwanted telephone call; and selectively reject the unwanted telephone call; and a memory unit configured to store data associated with the predetermined scoring criteria, the predetermined threshold score, a whitelist, and a blacklist. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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