H04M 3/436
Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a
Official title: 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)}
H04M3/436 (Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a) appears on 2,982 US grants and 2,846 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Performing a custom action during call screening based on a purpose of a voice call6 Oct 2026US 12,756,779 B2Capital One Services, LLC
- Scam call audio screening and warning configuration29 Sep 2026US 12,750,446 B2First Orion Corp.
- System and method for classifying calls15 Sep 2026US 12,739,324 B2AO Kaspersky Lab
- Call parameter and enhanced call content verification1 Sep 2026US 12,726,567 B2First Orion Corp.
- Call content management for mobile devices1 Sep 2026US 12,726,568 B1First Orion Corp.
- Multi-layer machine-learning adversarial threat defense in voice and chat channels1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303722 A1
- System and method for using public registry to enhance caller information and determine call handling for called parties24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292061 A1YouMail, Inc.
- Pre-call verification of call parameters24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292062 A1First Orion Corp.
- Generating and using training datasets for robocall campaign identification and/or mitigation24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292067 A1
- Electronic device and method for blocking call17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281167 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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