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Identifying and filtering incoming telephone calls to enhance privacy

  • US 9,560,198 B2
  • Filed: 07/15/2016
  • Issued: 01/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed by a computer for filtering a telephone call comprising:

  • receiving from a caller the telephone call directed to a communication device associated with an intended call recipient, the Internet being disposed between the computer and the communication device, the intended call recipient being in a structure;

    determining a state of the intended call recipient using telemetry received from at least one of a sensor and an appliance disposed in the structure;

    scoring 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, the predetermined scoring criteria including the state of the intended call recipient;

    comparing the score to a predetermined threshold score;

    classifying the telephone call as an unwanted telephone call using the comparison; and

    selectively rejecting the unwanted telephone call.

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