Electronic device for blocking telephone calls

A telephone caller identification and blocking apparatus comprising:

• a central unit having a first end and a second end;
• an input slot attached to the first end of the central unit, the input slot capable of receiving a telephone jack;
• an output slot attached to the second end of the central unit, the output slot capable of receiving a telephone jack;
• an incoming telephone line having a first end and a second end, the first end of the incoming telephone line being connected to a wall input, the second end of the incoming telephone line being connected to the input slot;
• an outgoing telephone line having a first end and a second end, the first end of the outgoing telephone line being connected to the output slot, the second end of the outgoing telephone line being connected to a telephone;
• means for identifying incoming callers that call the telephone to which the central unit and the telephone are attached;
• and
• means for automatically disconnecting unidentified incoming phone calls through the means for identifying incoming callers that call the telephone to which the central unit and the telephone are attached, the means for disconnecting mounted within the central unit;
• wherein the means for automatically disconnecting unidentified incoming phone calls provides the incoming call the option of identifying themselves prior to disconnecting;
• and
• wherein upon failure to identify, the means for automatically disconnecting disconnects the unidentified phone call without any further sound or other audible off-hook warning to the incoming caller.

A method for identifying and blocking telephone calls, the method comprising:

• providing a central unit having a first end and a second end;
• attaching an input slot to the first end of the central unit;
• attaching an output slot to the second end of the central unit;
• providing an incoming telephone line having a first end and a second end;
• connecting the first end of the incoming telephone line to a wall input;
• connecting the second end of the incoming telephone line to the input slot;
• providing an outgoing telephone line having a first end and a second end;
• connecting the first end of the outgoing telephone line to the output slot;
• connecting the second end of the outgoing telephone line to a telephone;
• identifying incoming callers that call the telephone to which the central unit and the telephone are attached;
• from within the central unit, automatically disconnecting unidentified incoming phone calls through the means for identifying incoming callers that call the telephone to which the central unit and the telephone are attached;
• and
• disconnecting the unidentified phone call without any sound or other audible off-hook warning to the incoming caller.