Apparatus and method in intelligent type for filtering a disturbance of incoming phone call

• US 20040081303A1
• Filed: 10/24/2002
• Published: 04/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Zhigu Tech Company, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Inventors: Yu, Li, Tsai, Tony
• Granted Patent: US 6,823,049 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/207.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54

Abstract

An apparatus in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call includes a phone call data bank, a user'"'"'s interface device, a register module, and a filtering module of incoming phone call. The phone call data bank stores at least one phone call data, and the phone call data includes an identification type. The user interface device receives a filtering flag set by the user to the phone call data, having the similar identification type. The register module stores a phone number of the incoming phone call when a request for signal connection is received. The filtering module of incoming phone call compares the phone number of the incoming phone call with the filtering flag of the phone call data bank, so as to judge whether or not the phone number of the incoming call needs to be screened. The present invention also provides a method in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call.

Claims

1. An apparatus in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call, comprising

a phone call data bank, used to store at least one phone call data, the phone call data including an identification type;

a user'"'"'s interface device, used to receive a filtering flag set by a user with respect to the phone call data having the similar identification type;

a register module, used to temporarily store a phone number of the incoming phone call when a request for signal connection is received; and

a filtering module of incoming phone, used to compare the phone number of the incoming phone call with the filtering flag of the phone call data bank, so as to judge whether or not the phone number of the incoming call needs to be screened.

2. The apparatus in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call as recited in claim 1, wherein the phone call data bank further stores a screening time period with respect to the filtering flag.

3. The apparatus in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call as recited in claim 2, wherein the user'"'"'s interface device further allows the user to set the screening time period with respect to the phone call data with the same identification type.

4. The apparatus in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call as recited in claim 2, wherein the screening time period comprises a screening starting time and a screening ending time.

5. The apparatus in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call as recited in claim 1, wherein the filtering module of incoming phone further applies an action of rejecting a signal connection to the phone number of the incoming phone call, which needs to be screened.

6. The apparatus in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call as recited in claim 5, wherein the action of rejecting the signal connection comprises issuing a line busy signal.

7. The apparatus in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call as recited in claim 5, wherein the action of rejecting the signal connection comprises transferring to a voice mailbox.

8. A method in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call, comprising:

storing at least one phone call data in a phone call data bank, the phone call data including an identification type;

allowing a user to set a filtering flag, which is with respect to the phone call data with the same as the identification type; and

temporarily storing a phone number of the incoming phone call into the register module when a request for signal connection is received, and comparing the phone number of incoming phone call with the filtering flag of the phone call data to judge whether or not the phone number of incoming phone call needs to be screened.

9. The method in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call as recited in claim 8, further comprising storing a screening time period with respect to the filtering flag into the phone call data bank.

10. The method in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call as recited in claim 9, further comprising allowing the user to set the screening time period with respect to the phone call data having the same identification type.

11. The method in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call as recited in claim 9, wherein the screening time period comprises a screening starting time and a screening ending time.

12. The method in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call as recited in claim 8, further according to a comparing result, applying an action of rejecting a signal connection for the phone number of the incoming phone call, which needs to be screened.

13. The method in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call as recited in claim 12, wherein the action of rejecting the signal connection comprises issuing a line busy signal.

14. The method in an intelligent type for filtering a disturbance for an incoming phone call as recited in claim 12, wherein the action of rejecting the signal connection comprises transferring to a voice mailbox.