Computer virus screening methods and systems
AssigneeAmeritech Corporation
InventorsEdward J. Franczek, John Thomas Bretscher, Raymond Walden Bennett, III
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Abstract
A virus screening method includes steps of routing a call between a calling party and a called party of a telephone network, receiving computer data from a first party of the calling party and the called party, and detecting a virus in the computer data. In response to detecting the virus, a step of inhibiting communication of at least a portion the computer data to a second party of the calling party and the called party is performed. A virus screening system is also disclosed.
Claims36
A method comprising:
- receiving, from a calling party, a telephone number of a called party and a code comprising at least one telephone dialing digit;
- and
- determining that virus screening is to be applied to a telephone call between the calling party and the called party based upon the code.
A system comprising:
- a telephone switching node to receive, from a calling party, a telephone number of a called party and a code comprising at least one telephone dialing digit;
- and
- a processor in cooperation with the telephone switching node to apply virus screening to a telephone call between the calling party and the called party based upon the code.
A computer-readable medium having computer-readable data to direct a processor to apply virus screening to a telephone call between a calling party and a called party based upon a code comprising at least one telephone dialing digit received from the calling party.
A method comprising:
- receiving, from a calling party, a telephone number of a called party;
- determining that the calling party is a subscriber to a virus screening service;
- and
- based on said determining, applying virus screening to a telephone call between the calling party and the called party.
A system comprising:
- a telephone switching node to receive, from a calling party, a telephone number of a called party;
- a database in cooperation with the telephone switching node to determine that the calling party is a subscriber to a virus screening service;
- and
- a processor in cooperation with the telephone switching node to apply virus screening to a telephone call between the calling party and the called party if the calling party is determined to be a subscriber to the virus screening service.
A computer-readable medium having computer-readable data to direct a processor to apply virus screening to a telephone call between a calling party and a called party upon determining that the calling party is a subscriber to a virus screening service.
A method comprising:
- receiving, from a calling party, a telephone number of a called party;
- determining that the called party is a subscriber to a virus screening service;
- and
- based on said determining, applying virus screening to a telephone call between the calling party and the called party.
A system comprising:
- a telephone switching node to receive, from a calling party, a telephone number of a called party;
- a database in cooperation with the telephone switching node to determine that the called party is a subscriber to a virus screening service;
- and
- a processor in cooperation with the telephone switching node to apply virus screening to a telephone call between the calling party and the called party if the calling party is determined to be a subscriber to the virus screening service.
A computer-readable medium having computer-readable data to direct a processor to apply virus screening to a telephone call between a calling party and a called party upon determining that the called party is a subscriber to a virus screening service.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.