# US 2014/0153708 A1 · Systems and Methods For Using Caller Data To Add A Phone Number To An Outbound-Call List

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- Number: US 2014/0153708 A1
- Document ID: US20140153708A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/970,297
- Filed: 2013-08-19
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30
- Assignees: Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC
- Applicants: Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC
- Inventors: Hank J. Hundemer
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140153708A1

## CPC

- H04M 3/42: Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers (specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00)
- G06Q 10/00: Administration; Management
- H04M 3/53375: {Message broadcasting}
- H04M 2242/02: Broadcasting
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

Systems and methods for using caller data to add a phone number to an outbound-call list. In one aspect, a method involves (i) a record manager receiving caller data corresponding to a phone-call; (ii) responsive to the record manager receiving the caller data, the record manager retrieving from a data storage, a first school-record corresponding to the received caller data, wherein the first school-record is associated with a second school-record; (iii) the record manager retrieving the second school-record; (iv) the record manager making a determination that the first school-record is associated with a closed operational-status; and (v) responsive to the record manager making the determination that the first school-record is associated with the closed operational-status, the record manager causing an administrator phone-number corresponding to the second school-record to be added to an outbound-call list associated with a workstation terminal.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method comprising:
a record manager receiving, via a communication interface, caller data corresponding to a phone call initiated by a phone terminal;
responsive to the record manager receiving the caller data, the record manager retrieving from a data storage a first school-record corresponding to the received caller data, wherein the first school-record is associated with a second school-record;
the record manager retrieving from the data storage the second school-record;
the record manager making a determination that the first school-record is associated with a closed operational-status; and
responsive to the record manager making the determination that the first school-record is associated with the closed operational-status, the record manager causing an administrator phone-number corresponding to the second school-record to be added to an outbound-call list associated with a workstation terminal.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the first school-record is associated with a public school and the second school-record is associated with a private school.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the private school is located within a geographical district of the public school.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the record manager retrieving from the data storage the second school-record occurs in response to the record manager retrieving from the data storage the first school-record.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the phone call is a first phone-call, and wherein the phone terminal is a first phone-terminal, the method further comprising:
the workstation terminal receiving a request to call the added phone-number; and
responsive to receiving the request, the workstation terminal causing a second phone terminal to initiate a second phone-call to the added phone-number.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the caller data comprises one of caller identification data and automatic number identification data.

### Claim 7

A method comprising:
receiving caller data corresponding to a phone call;
retrieving a first location-based-organization-record (LBO-record) corresponding to the received caller data, wherein the first LBO-record is associated with a second LBO-record;
retrieving the second LBO-record;
making a determination that the first LBO-record is associated with a type of operational-status; and
responsive to making the determination that the first LBO-record is associated with the type of operational-status, causing a phone-number corresponding to the second LBO-record to be added to an outbound-call list.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the first LBO-record is associated with a public school and the second LBO-record is associated with a private school.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the private school is located within a geographical district of the public school.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein retrieving the second LBO-record occurs in response to retrieving the first LBO-record.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the phone call is a first phone-call and wherein the outbound-call list is associated with a workstation terminal, the method further comprising:
the workstation terminal receiving a request to call the added phone-number; and
responsive to receiving the request, the workstation terminal causing a phone terminal to initiate a second phone-call to the added phone-number.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, further comprising:
the phone terminal receiving the first phone-call.

### Claim 13 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the caller data comprises one of caller identification data and automatic number identification data.

### Claim 14 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein receiving caller data corresponding to the phone-call comprises a record manager receiving, via a communication interface, caller data corresponding to a phone-call initiated from a phone terminal, and wherein retrieving the first LBO-record corresponding to the received caller data comprises retrieving from a data storage the first LBO-record corresponding to the received caller data.

### Claim 15

A system comprising:
a communication interface;
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by the processor, cause the system to perform a set of functions, the set comprising:
receiving via the communication interface, caller data corresponding to a phone call;
retrieving a first location-based-organization-record (LBO record) corresponding to the received caller data, wherein the first LBO-record is associated with a second LBO-record;
retrieving the second LBO-record;
making a determination that the first LBO-record is associated with a type of operational-status; and
responsive to making the determination that the first LBO-record is associated with the type of operational-status, causing a phone-number corresponding to the second LBO-record to be added to an outbound-call list.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the first LBO-record is associated with a public school and the second LBO-record is associated with a private school.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The system of claim 16, wherein the private school is located within a geographical district of the public school.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the phone call is a first phone-call, and wherein the outbound-call list is associated with a workstation terminal, the set further comprising:
the workstation terminal receiving a request to call the added phone-number; and
responsive to receiving the request, the workstation terminal causing a phone terminal to initiate a second phone-call to the added phone-number.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The system of claim 18, wherein the set further comprises:
the phone terminal receiving the first phone-call.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the caller data comprises one of caller identification data and automatic number identification data.