Identifying and Filtering Incoming Telephone Calls to Enhance Privacy
AssigneeOoma, Inc.
InventorsToby Farrand, Kevin Snow, Dennis Peng
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Abstract
A method for filtering a telephone call is provided. The method may comprise receiving from a caller the telephone call directed to a communication device associated with an intended call recipient. The received telephone call may be scored based on predetermined scoring criteria to create a score indicative of a desirability of the telephone call. Furthermore, the method may comprise comparing the score to a predetermined threshold score. Based on the comparison, the method may further comprise selectively classifying the telephone call as an unwanted telephone call. Furthermore, the method may comprise selectively rejecting the unwanted telephone call.
Claims20
A method for filtering a telephone call, the method comprising:
- receiving from a caller, by a processor, the telephone call directed to a communication device associated with an intended call recipient, an Internet being disposed between the processor and the communication device;
- scoring, by the processor, the telephone call based on predetermined scoring criteria to create a score indicative of a desirability of the telephone call;
- comparing, by the processor, the score to a predetermined threshold score;
- based on the comparison, selectively classifying, by the processor, the telephone call as an unwanted telephone call;
- and
- selectively rejecting, by the processor, the unwanted telephone call.
A system for filtering a telephone call, the system comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- receive from a caller the telephone call directed to a communication device associated with an intended call recipient, an Internet being disposed between the processor and the communication device;
- score the telephone call based on predetermined scoring criteria to create a score indicative of a desirability of the telephone call;
- compare the score to a predetermined threshold score;
- based on the comparison, selectively classify the telephone call as an unwanted telephone call;
- and
- selectively reject the unwanted telephone call;
- and
- a memory unit configured to store data associated with the predetermined scoring criteria, the predetermined threshold score, a whitelist, and a blacklist.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.