METHOD FOR RECORDING MOBILE PHONE CALLS

• US 20110250870A1
• Filed: 06/20/2011
• Published: 10/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Silentpartner Recording LLC
• Original Assignee: Silentpartner Recording LLC
• Inventors: Silva, Christopher Anthony
• Granted Patent: US 8,428,559 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1831 Tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or behavior, network status

Abstract

The present invention generally relates to a system and method for recording mobile phone calls for record keeping. The present invention utilizes a software call-recording application installed on the mobile phone to make a direct connection to a centralized recording server utilizing a conference or three-way calling feature on the mobile phone. The centralized recording server can answer the incoming call from the mobile phone. The incoming call can be tagged with an identification. The recording server can then capture the audio and any data and store the audio and data for future use. In one embodiment, a recording can be made at the mobile phone and forwarded to the recording server. The recording can be initiated remotely.

Claims

1. A method for recording a mobile phone conference call between two or more parties comprising the steps of:

establishing an external call between a first phone and a second phone;

conferencing a recording server to the external call;

capturing an audio signal from the external call at said recording server; and

recording the captured audio signal at the recording server.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of conferencing a recording server comprises the first phone initiating a call with the recording server and establishing a conference call between the first phone and the recording server.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the conference call is established as a three way call between the first phone, the second phone and the recording server.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of conferencing a recording server is performed automatically.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of conferencing a recording sever is performed on demand.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein before the step of conferencing further comprising the step of:

tagging the external call with an identification.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein after the step of conferencing further comprising the step of:

capturing short message service (SMS) messages and/or multimedia messaging (MMS) messages, and forwarding the captured messages independent of the audio signal to the recording server.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the first phone is a mobile phone.

9. A method for recording at a mobile phone comprising the steps of:

recording using the mobile phone;

conferencing a recording server to the mobile phone;

capturing the recording at said recording server; and

storing the captured recording at the recording server.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein before the step of conferencing further comprising the step of:

tagging the recording with an identification.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein said step of conferencing a recording server is performed automatically.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein the step of conferencing is performed automatically based on one or more of dialed number information, caller ID information, calls within a certain radius of a GPS location, incoming status and outgoing status.

14. The method of claim 9 wherein the recording is initiated by a short message service (SMS) message, establishing a call with the mobile phone and supplying of a code, establishing an Internet connection, sensing a Global Positioning Service (GPS) location, or sensing an environment of the user.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the sensing an environment of a user comprises one or more of:

sensing the speed of movement of the mobile phone;

sensing a shock to the mobile phone;

sensing a temperature of the mobile phone;

sensing a heart rate of a user of the mobile phone; and

sensing availability of a network of the mobile phone.

16. The method of claim 9 wherein said step of conferencing a recording sever is performed on demand.

13. The method of claim 13 wherein the step of recording is initiated remotely.

17. A system for recording a mobile phone conference call between two or more parties comprising:

means for establishing an external call between a mobile phone and a second phone;

means for tagging said external call with an identification;

means for conferencing a recording server to the external call;

means for capturing an audio signal from the external call at said recording server; and

means for recording the captured audio signal at the recording server.

18. The system of claim 17 further comprising:

means for capturing short message service (SMS) messages and/or multimedia messaging (MMS) messages, and

means for forwarding the captured messages independent of the audio signal to the recording server.

19. A system for recording at a mobile phone comprising:

a mobile phone capable of recording;

a recording server for receiving the recording from the mobile phone; and

storing the recording.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the recording is performed automatically based on one or more of:

dialed number information;

caller ID information;

calls within a certain radius of a GPS location;

incoming status; and

outgoing status.

21. The system of claim 19 wherein the recording is initiated remotely.

22. The system of claim 19 wherein the recording is initiated by one or more of a short message service (SMS) message;

establishing a call with the mobile phone;

supplying of a code,

establishing an Internet connection;

sensing a Global Positioning Service (GPS) location;

or

sensing an environment of the user.

23. The system of claim 22 wherein the sensing of an environment of a user comprises one or more of:

sensing the speed of movement of the mobile phone;

sensing a shock to the mobile phone;

sensing a temperature of the mobile phone;

sensing a heart rate of a user of the mobile phone; and

sensing availability of a network of the mobile phone.