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US 2018/0295236 A1Published application
Dynamic user interface to reduce impact of unwanted calls
OwnerSadiq Aziz Ansariinventor
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Abstract
A user device (e.g., a mobile phone) may receive unwanted calls on a regular enough basis to irritate a user of the user device. Systems and/or methods, described herein, may identify unwanted calls in an automated fashion, and may allow users to quickly make intelligent decisions as to whether they should answer an incoming call from an unknown number or not. Potentially unwanted calls may be blocked entirely, to further enhance users' experiences. The determination of whether a caller is an unwanted caller may be refined in an ongoing process, in order to ensure that calls are being properly blocked or allowed.
Claims10
A user device, comprising:
- a memory device storing a set of processor-executable instructions;
- and
- a processor configured to execute the processor-executable instructions, wherein executing the processor-executable instructions causes the user device to:
- detect an incoming call, from a caller, for the user device;
- determine a quantity of times, within a particular time window, that the caller has been reported as a spam caller;
- determine that the quantity of times, within the particular time window, that the caller has been reported as a spam caller exceeds a threshold quantity;
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- based on determining that the quantity of times that the caller has been reported as a spam caller exceeds the threshold quantity, presenting a graphical indication regarding the incoming call, the graphical indication concurrently including:
- an identifier of the caller,
- the quantity of times that that the caller has been reported as a spam caller within the particular time window,
- a first selectable option to reject the incoming call, and
- a second selectable option to accept the incoming call.
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