Selective unblocking of caller ID based on security level
AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorEdward H. Frank
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Abstract
A system for selectively blocking and unblocking the sending of outgoing caller ID information from a communication device comprises a communication device, a processor coupled to the communication device and a storage medium coupled to the processor containing a directory of information entries. The information entries include both telephone numbers and associated security levels. When a call is placed to a number using the communication device, the processor seeks the number in the directory of the storage medium. If an entry is found for the number by the processor, caller ID information is prevented from being sent to the number unless a security level associated with the number is at or above a predefined cut-off level.
Claims45
A system, comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- receive a telephone number associated with an outbound call,
- determine a match between the telephone number and a stored telephone number in a directory of stored telephone numbers, and
- if a match is successful, block caller ID information from being transmitted with the outbound call unless a condition associated with the matching stored telephone number is satisfied, the condition being based on a plurality of parameters associated with the matching stored telephone number.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a telephone number associated with an outbound call,
- determining a match between the telephone number and a directory of stored telephone numbers, and
- if the match is successful, blocking caller ID information from being transmitted with the outbound call unless a condition associated with the matching stored telephone number is satisfied, the condition being based on a plurality of parameters associated with the matching stored telephone number.
A system, comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- receive a telephone number associated with an outbound call,
- determine a match between the telephone number and a stored telephone number in a directory of stored telephone numbers, and
- if a match is successful, block caller ID information from being transmitted with the outbound call unless a condition associated with the matching stored telephone number is satisfied, wherein the condition includes a requirement that proximity of an enabling device be satisfied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.