Third party regulation of calls based on the caller and callee pair to a call
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMichael Wayne Brown, Joseph Herbert McIntyre, Michael A. Paolini, James Mark Weaver, Scott Lee Winters
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Abstract
A method, system, and program for third party regulation of calls based on the caller and callee pair to the call. An identity of a caller to a call and an identity of a callee logged in to receive the call are detected. A selection of third party criteria for regulating a call between the caller identity and the callee identity are accessed. A communication channel between the caller and the callee is regulated according to the selection of third party criteria.
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A method for regulating calls, comprising:
- detecting an identity of a caller to a call and an identity of a callee logged in to receive said call;
- accessing a selection of third party criteria for regulating a call between said caller identity and said callee identity;
- and
- regulating a communication channel between said caller and said callee according to said selection of third party criteria.
A system for regulating calls, comprising:
- a communication system for enabling a call from a caller to a callee;
- means for detecting an identity of said caller to said call and an identity of said callee logged in to receive said call;
- means for accessing a selection of third party criteria for regulating a call between said caller identity and said callee identity;
- and
- means for regulating a communication channel through said communication system between said caller and said callee according to said selection of third party criteria.
A computer program product for regulating calls, comprising:
- a recording medium;
- means, recorded on said recording medium, for detecting an identity of a caller to a call and an identity of a callee logged in to receive said call;
- means, recorded on said recording medium, for accessing a selection of third party criteria for regulating a call between said caller identity and said callee identity;
- and
- means, recorded on said recording medium, for regulating a communication channel between said caller and said callee according to said selection of third party criteria.
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