System and method of call screening
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsJ. Bradley Bridges, Larry B. Pearson
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, at a device, a notification of a call from an application server and displaying, at the device, a pop-up view based on the notification, where the pop-up view includes a screen call option. The method also includes receiving, at the device, a selection of the screen call option and, in response to the selection of the screen call option, displaying a call screening view, where the call screening view includes a plurality of call screening action options. The method further includes receiving a second selection of a particular call screening action option of the plurality of call screening action options and handling the call based on the particular call screening action option.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a first device, a notification of a call from a caller device to a second device, the notification received from an application server, wherein the notification is received from the application server via a first physical connection of the first device to a first network, and the call is directed to the second device via a second physical connection to a second network, wherein the first physical connection is distinct from the second physical connection;
- displaying, at the first device, a pop-up view based on the notification, wherein the pop-up view includes a screen call option;
- receiving, at the first device, a selection of the screen call option;
- and
- in response to the selection of the screen call option:
- sending a plurality of call screening action options from the first device to a display device;
- receiving, at the first device from the plurality of call screening action options, a second selection of a particular call screening action option to receive the call, wherein a message to wait for a direct connection is sent to the caller device in response to the second selection;
- and
- handling the call based on the particular call screening action option.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, from an application server, a notification of a call to a first device from a caller device, wherein the notification is received from the application server via a first physical connection of the processor to a first network, and the call is directed to the first device via a second physical connection to a second network, wherein the first physical connection is distinct from the second physical connection;
- displaying a pop-up view based on the notification, wherein the pop-up view includes a screen call option;
- receiving a selection of the screen call option;
- and
- in response to the selection of the screen call option:
- displaying a call screening view, wherein the call screening view includes a plurality of call screening action options;
- receiving a second selection of a particular call screening action option to receive the call from the plurality of call screening action options, wherein a message to wait for a direct connection is sent to the caller device in response to the second selection;
- and
- handling the call based on the particular call screening action option.
A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, from an application server, a notification of a call to a first device from a caller device, wherein the notification is received from the application server via a first physical connection of the processor to a first network, and the call is directed to the first device via a second physical connection to a second network, wherein the first physical connection is distinct from the second physical connection;
- sending a pop-up view based on the notification to a display device, wherein the pop-up view includes a screen call option;
- receiving a selection of the screen call option;
- and
- in response to the selection of the screen call option:
- sending a call screening view to the display device, wherein the call screening view includes a plurality of call screening action options;
- receiving a second selection of a particular call screening action option to receive the call from the plurality of call screening action options, wherein a message to wait for a direct connection is sent to the caller device in response to the second selection;
- and
- handling the call based on the particular call screening action option.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.