Systems and methods for call screening
AssigneeCallwave Communications, LLC
InventorsDavid J. Brahm, David S. Trandal, Robert F. Smith
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Abstract
The present invention provides flexible, user-definable call screening processes. The user can optionally define to which telecommunication terminals a screened call is to be broadcast to and under what conditions. An incoming call is forwarded to a call management system that asks the caller to leave a voice message. The call management system selectively couples the call to a POTS line or a VoIP-capable device so that the user can listen to the incoming message and thereby screen the incoming call. Based on the screening, the user can instruct the call management system to connect the caller to the user.
Claims20
A method of providing call processing, the method comprising:
- receiving at a call manager system a first call from a calling party directed to a called party, wherein signaling information associated with the first call includes a first phone number of the called party, and wherein the first phone number of the called party is not a wireless phone number of the called party;
- detecting an Internet-connected presence of an Internet-connected device associated with the called party;
- generating a second call to the Internet-connected device associated with the called party;
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- bridging the first call and the second call.
A method of providing call processing, the method comprising:
- receiving at a call manager system a call from a calling party directed to a called party, wherein signaling information associated with the call includes a unique phone number associated with the called party, and wherein the unique phone number associated with the called party is not a wireless phone number of the called party;
- detecting an Internet-connected presence of an Internet-connected device associated with the called party;
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- directing the call from the calling party to the Internet-connected device associated with the called party.
A system, including at least one processing device, configured to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a call from a calling party directed to a called party, wherein signaling information associated with the call includes a unique phone number associated with the called party, and wherein the unique phone number associated with the called party is not a wireless phone number of the called party;
- detecting an Internet-connected presence of an Internet-connected device associated with the called party;
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- directing the call from the calling party to the Internet-connected device associated with the called party.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.