Real-time communication blocking for Dot Not Call" registered information

• US 20100080216A1
• Filed: 10/28/2008
• Published: 04/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Croy, Jonathan Alan
• Application Number:
  US12/289,423
• Publication Number:
  US 20100080216A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways

Abstract

A real-time call blocking system based on Session Internet Protocol (SIP), e.g., Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) over both wireline and/or wireless systems using relevant Internet Protocol (IP) based systems. This also includes communications originating on traditional legacy or other non-SIP protocols that are converted to SIP somewhere during the call processing (e.g., using a media gateway to terminate a non-SIP device). A Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based real time communication blocker comprises a do not call database, and a communication blocking proxy to intercept a communication from a commercial source. An intended recipient'"'"'s identity is compared to entries in the do not call database. The intercepted communication (e.g., phone call, email, short message, etc. is blocked from being routed to an intended recipient if the intended recipient is listed in the do not call database.

Claims

1. A Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based real time communication blocker, comprising:

a do not call database;

a communication blocking proxy to intercept a communication from a commercial source, and to compare an intended recipient'"'"'s identity to entries in said do not call database;

wherein said intercepted communication is blocked from being routed to an intended recipient if said intended recipient is listed in said do not call database.

2. The Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based real time communication blocker according to claim 1, wherein:

said intended recipient'"'"'s identity is a telephone number.

3. The Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based real time communication blocker according to claim 1, wherein:

said intended recipient'"'"'s identity is an email address.

4. The Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based real time communication blocker according to claim 1, wherein:

said do not call database is locally maintained.

5. The Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based real time communication blocker according to claim 1, further comprising:

a proxy broker to arbitrate incoming communications between a do not call proxy and at least one other type proxy.

6. The Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based real time communication blocker according to claim 1, further comprising:

said intercepted communication is routed to a system recording.

7. A communication blocking proxy broker, comprising:

a communication blocking proxy broker;

a plurality of different type communication blocking proxies each corresponding to a unique list of do not communicate list;

wherein said proxy broker arbitrates disposition of a received communication attempt into a given wireless communication network to only one of said plurality of different type communication blocking proxies.

8. The communication blocking proxy broker according to claim 7, wherein:

one of said plurality of different type communication blocking proxies implements a do not call (DNC) registry.

9. The communication blocking proxy broker according to claim 8, wherein:

said do not call registry comprises a plurality of telephone numbers.

10. The communication blocking proxy broker according to claim 7, wherein:

one of said plurality of different type communication blocking proxies implements a do not email (DNE) registry.

11. The communication blocking proxy broker according to claim 10, wherein:

said do not call registry comprises a plurality of email addresses.

12. The communication blocking proxy broker according to claim 7, wherein:

one of said plurality of different type communication blocking proxies implements a do not short message (DNSM) registry.

13. The communication blocking proxy broker according to claim 12, wherein:

said do not call registry comprises a plurality of short message addresses.

14. The communication blocking proxy broker according to claim 7, further comprising:

do not call registered information adapted to include registered telephone numbers to cause telephone calls to do not call registered telephone numbers to be blocked.

15. The communication blocking proxy broker according to claim 7, further comprising:

do not call registered information adapted to include registered short message addresses to cause short messages to do not short message registered addresses to be blocked.

16. The communication blocking proxy broker according to claim 7, further comprising:

do not call registered information adapted to include registered email addresses to cause email messages to do not email registered addresses to be blocked.

17. A Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based real time communication blocker, comprising:

a do not contact database;

communication blocking means for intercepting a communication from a commercial source; and

means for comparing an intended recipient'"'"'s identity corresponding to said communication to entries in said do not contact database;

wherein said intercepted communication is blocked from being routed to an intended recipient if said intended recipient is listed in said do not contact database.

18. The Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based real time communication blocker according to claim 17, wherein:

said intended recipient'"'"'s identity is a telephone number.

19. The Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based real time communication blocker according to claim 17, wherein:

said intended recipient'"'"'s identity is an email address.

20. The Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based real time communication blocker according to claim 17, wherein:

said do not contact database is locally maintained.

21. The Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based real time communication blocker according to claim 17, further comprising:

proxy broker means for arbitrating incoming communications between a do not call proxy and at least one other type proxy.

22. A method for real-time blocking a Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based communication, comprising:

intercepting a communication from a commercial source;

comparing an intended recipient'"'"'s identity corresponding to said communication to entries in a do not contact database; and

blocking said intercepted communication from being routed to said intended recipient if said intended recipient is listed in said do not contact database.

23. The method for real-time blocking a Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based communication according to claim 22, wherein:

said intended recipient'"'"'s identity is a telephone number.

24. The method for real-time blocking a Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based communication according to claim 22, wherein:

said intended recipient'"'"'s identity is an email address.

25. The method for real-time blocking a Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based communication according to claim 22, wherein:

said do not contact database is locally maintained.

26. The method for real-time blocking a Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based communication according to claim 22, further comprising:

arbitrating incoming communications between a do not call proxy and at least one other type proxy.

27. The method for real-time blocking a Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based communication according to claim 22, further comprising:

routing said intercepted communication to a system recording.