Methods and systems for controlling the blocking of telephone calls

A method provided via a telephone response system, the method comprising:

• receiving a request call made to a response system telephone number associated with blocking calls;
• providing a confirmation code during the request call;
• initiating a confirmation call from the telephone response system to a telephone number to be blocked, wherein the confirmation call is separate from the request call;
• and
• establishing a block based on a determination that the confirmation code is received during the confirmation call, wherein the block blocks calls to the telephone number to be blocked.

A system comprising:

• instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium;
• a processor operable to execute the instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
• receive, during a communication session, a request to block calls to a call recipient telephone number to be blocked such that the call recipient telephone number to be blocked will not receive calls from a caller;
• provide a confirmation code during the communication session;
• initiate a confirmation call to the call recipient telephone number to be blocked, wherein the confirmation call is separate from the communication session;
• and
• establish a block based on a determination that the confirmation code is received during the confirmation call, wherein the block blocks calls to the telephone number to be blocked.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which is encoded instructions, the program code comprising:

• for receiving, during a communication session, a request to block calls to a call recipient telephone number to be blocked such that the call recipient telephone number to be blocked will not receive calls from a caller;
• for providing a confirmation code during the communication session;
• for initiating a confirmation call to the call recipient telephone number to be blocked, wherein the confirmation call is separate from the communication session;
• and
• for establishing a block based on a determination that the confirmation code is received during the confirmation call, wherein the block blocks calls to the telephone number to be blocked.

A method comprising:

• receiving, during a communication session, a request to unblock calls to a telephone number to be unblocked such that the call recipient telephone number to be unblocked will receive calls from a caller;
• providing a confirmation code during the communication session;
• initiating a confirmation call to the call recipient telephone number to be unblocked, wherein the confirmation call is separate from the communication session;
• and
• disabling a block based on a determination that the confirmation code is received during the confirmation call, wherein disabling the block allows calls to the telephone number to be unblocked.