Telephone call-back device
OwnerCharles Isgarinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a telephone call-back device that can provide a means for the recipient of a robocall incoming phone call to take action. The telephone call-back device includes an activation device, a call source utility, and a call-back utility. The activation device is a button or switch that a user can activate when they receive a robocall. Once the activation device is activated, the call source utility identifies a source phone number of the robocall incoming phone call. The call-back utility initiates one or more robo call-back outgoing phone calls to be sent to the source phone number. The call-back utility can be programmed to try to send many robo call-back outgoing phone calls to the source phone number to try to swamp the phone number with robo call-back outgoing phone calls.
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A telephone call-back device comprising:
- an activation device coupled to a phone line;
- a call source utility coupled to the activation device, wherein the call source utility determines a source phone number of a robocall incoming phone call, regardless of whether the incoming phone call is answered or not answered, in response to the activation device being activated;
- a call-back utility coupled to the call source utility, wherein the call-back utility sends at least one robo call-back outgoing phone call to the source phone number in response to the call source utility identifying the source phone number.
A method of responding to a robocall incoming phone call, the method comprising:
- identifying a source phone number of a robocall incoming phone call received by a phone, regardless of whether the incoming phone call is answered or not answered;
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- initiating one or more robo call-back outgoing phone call to the source phone number in response to receipt of the robocall incoming phone call by the phone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.