Method and apparatus for selective silencing of telephone ringing
DCFirst Claim
1. An electronic device for providing a selective forwarding of an incoming call, comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive an input communication signal from a calling party;
a controller, in communication with the receiver, configured to read at least a portion of the data output from the receiver,wherein the controller detects an identification of the incoming call from the calling party, and in response to detecting the identification of the incoming call, assigns priority based on a predefined scheme, wherein a higher priority call is notified to a user, and a lower priority call is forwarded to voice mail without notifying the user of a receipt of the incoming call, regardless of a time of receipt of the incoming call during the selective forwarding.
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Abstract
A system and method for a selective ring silencer that prevents people from having to listen to the telephone ring on and on with nuisance calls. The ringer silencer can be: (1) discretely constructed from a telephone, (2) part of a telecommunication device, or (3) part of a central telephone network construction. A receiver demodulates an incoming call. Control logic reads at least a portion of the called identification (CID) data and determines an action based on the reading. A switch in communication with the control logic is actuated to a first state that allows the communication data to be output from the ring silencer, and a second state that blocks the communication data from being output from the ring silencer to a user'"'"'s communication device. The control logic blocks toll-free area codes originated calls from ringing a user'"'"'s telephone, optionally forwarding the call to a voice mail module.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device for providing a selective forwarding of an incoming call, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive an input communication signal from a calling party; a controller, in communication with the receiver, configured to read at least a portion of the data output from the receiver, wherein the controller detects an identification of the incoming call from the calling party, and in response to detecting the identification of the incoming call, assigns priority based on a predefined scheme, wherein a higher priority call is notified to a user, and a lower priority call is forwarded to voice mail without notifying the user of a receipt of the incoming call, regardless of a time of receipt of the incoming call during the selective forwarding. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile terminal having a touch screen for providing a selective forwarding of an incoming call, comprising:
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one or more processors; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions that when executed by the processor cause a plurality of operations, wherein the plurality of operations comprise; in response to the incoming call, detecting an identification of the incoming call from a calling party; assigning priority on the incoming call based on a predefined scheme, wherein a higher priority call is notified to a user and a lower priority call is forwarded to voice mail without notifying a receipt of the incoming call to the user, regardless of a time of receipt of the incoming call during the selective forwarding; and providing a notification for indicating a reception of the voice mail. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising executable data capable of causing a programmable device to perform the steps of:
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in response to an incoming call, detecting an identification of the incoming call from a calling party; assigning priority on the incoming call based on a predefined scheme, wherein a higher priority call is forwarded to a user and a lower priority call is forwarded to voice mail without notifying a receipt of the incoming call to the user, regardless of a time of receipt of the incoming call during a selective forwarding mode; and providing a notification for indicating a reception of the voice mail.
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