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Selective call routing and blocking

  • US 9,462,122 B1
  • Filed: 06/07/2005
  • Issued: 10/04/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing an outgoing telephone call, the method comprising the following operations performed with at least one processor:

  • receiving a request for a telephone call to a first call participant from a second call participant;

    accessing, from a database, a plurality of groups that are specified by the second call participant, each group including one or more users of an electronic communications system for which contact information is maintained;

    determining whether the first call participant is identified in at least one of the groups of users;

    accessing, for the identified group, a rule specified by the second call participant that indicates a manner in which electronic communications of the first or second call participants should be handled; and

    providing instructions to handle the call in accordance with a manner identified in the accessed rule.

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