Network-controlled robocall and scam call handling
AssigneeT-Mobile USA, Inc.
InventorsMuhammad Ejaz Sial, Shujaur Mufti, Zeeshan Jahangir
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Abstract
Systems and methods for network-controlled scam/robocall handling are described. When an incoming call destined for a user device is detected, if the user device is subscribed to network-controlled scam/robocall handling, the incoming call is handled at the network according to the subscription. If user preferences are specified, the call may be blocked, forwarded to another number, sent directly to voice mail, or delivered to the device. How a call is handled may be determined based on a category associated with an originating number of the incoming call.
Claims20
A method implemented at a communication network, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the communication network, a call directed to a particular user device;
- determining an originating number associated with the call;
- determining, based at least in part on the originating number, that the call is a robocall or a scam call;
- based, at least in part, on the determining that the call is a robocall or a scam call, preventing the call from being delivered to the user device.
A method implemented at a communication network, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the communication network, a call directed to a particular user device;
- determining an originating number associated with the call;
- determining, based at least in part on the originating number, a category associated with the call;
- determining a user-specified call handling preference associated with the category;
- and
- the communication network handling the call according to the user-specified call handling preference.
A communication network comprising:
- one or more processors;
- memory, communicatively coupled to the one or more processors;
- a call handling module stored in the memory and executed on the processor, the call handling module configured to:
- determine a category associated with an incoming call;
- based, at least in part, on the category, handle the incoming call according to one or more user-specified preferences.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.