Electronic device that indicates current interest in receiving telephone call based on registered prior activity

A method comprising:

• maintaining a memory comprising a personal knowledge base containing at least one contact each having at least one associated telephone number that is cleared for originating received telephonic communication;
• linking, via a communications subsystem of an electronic device, to a communication network that support telephonic communication sessions;
• and
• in response to receiving a telephone call from a first telephone number that is not included in a contact of the personal knowledge base:
• determining whether at least one registered prior activity by a user of the electronic device indicates that the user has a current interest in receiving the telephone call from a second party associated with the first telephone number;
• and
• in response to determining the user has the current interest, generating and presenting via at least one output device an indication of the current interest, along with at least one call session control enabling the user to accept or decline the telephone call.

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage device;
• and
• program code on the computer readable storage device that when executed by a processor associated with an electronic device, the program code is configured to cause the electronic device to provide functionality of:
• maintaining a memory comprising a personal knowledge base containing at least one contact each having at least one associated telephone number that is cleared for originating received telephonic communication;
• linking, via a communications subsystem of an electronic device, to a communication network that support telephonic communication sessions;
• and
• in response to receiving a telephone call from a first telephone number that is not included in a contact of the personal knowledge base:
• determining whether at least one registered prior activity by a user of the electronic device indicates that the user has a current interest in receiving the telephone call from a second party associated with the first telephone number;
• and
• in response to determining the user has the current interest, generating and presenting via at least one output device an indication of the current interest, along with at least one call session control enabling the user to accept or decline the telephone call.