Method and system for blocking communication sessions

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, acquire attribute information of an originating party of a communication, generate a unique identifier for the originating party based on the acquired attribute information, and
• associate the unique identifier with a plurality of communication identifiers that are used to activate, respectively, a plurality of communication services of the originating party,
• wherein the unique identifier is used to block communication sessions from the originating party associated with the corresponding communication services,
• wherein the attribute information of the originating party used to generate the unique identifier includes one or more of communication identifiers corresponding to the originating party, address, tax payer identification number, employer identification number, and social security number, and
• wherein the unique identifier is other than a communication number or a communication address of the originating party.

A method comprising:

• determining that a communication session is being established from an originating party to a receiving party;
• determining that the receiving party is a subscriber to a blocking service;
• retrieving a unique identifier for the originating party, wherein the unique identifier is associated with a plurality of communication services, and the communication session from the originating party corresponds to one of the communication services;
• accessing a blocking list to determine whether the unique identifier is specified in the blocking list;
• and
• initiating blocking of the communication session from the originating party if the unique identifier is specified in the blocking list,
• wherein attribute information acquired from the originating party is used to generate the unique identifier and includes one or more of communication identifiers corresponding to the originating party, address, tax payer identification number, employer identification number, and social security number, and
• wherein the unique identifier is other than a communication number or a communication address of the originating party.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• determine that a communication session is being established from an originating party to a receiving party,
• determine that the receiving party is a subscriber to a blocking service,
• retrieve a unique identifier for the originating party, wherein the unique identifier is associated with a plurality of communication services, and the communication session from the originating party corresponds to one of the communication services,
• access a blocking list to determine whether the unique identifier is specified in the blocking list, and
• initiate blocking of the communication session from the originating party if the unique identifier is specified in the blocking list,
• wherein attribute information acquired from the originating party is used to generate the unique identifier and includes one or more of communication identifiers corresponding to the originating party, address, tax payer identification number, employer identification number, and social security number, and
• wherein the unique identifier is other than a communication number or a communication address of the originating party.