Selective facsimile denial
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsKenneth Robert Stroud, Paul A. Raccio
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Abstract
A method includes determining whether an incoming call to a first destination is authorized at a switch of a communication network. The method includes, in response to determining that the incoming call is not authorized, determining whether the incoming call is a facsimile call, routing the incoming call to the first destination when the incoming call is not the facsimile call, and routing the incoming call to the first destination when the incoming call is the facsimile call.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- determining whether an incoming call to a first destination is authorized at a switch of a communication network;
- and
- in response to determining that the incoming call is not authorized:
- determining whether the incoming call is a facsimile call;
- routing the incoming call to the first destination when the incoming call is not the facsimile call;
- and
- denying routing of the incoming call to the first destination when the incoming call is the facsimile call.
A system comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- determine whether an incoming call to a destination is authorized;
- in response to a determination that the incoming call is not authorized:
- determine whether the incoming call is a facsimile call;
- instruct a switch coupled to the processor to route the incoming call to the destination when the incoming call is not the facsimile call;
- and
- instruct the switch to deny routing of the incoming call to the destination when the incoming call is the facsimile call;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor.
A computer readable storage device including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:
- determining whether an incoming call to a destination is authorized at a switch of a communication network;
- and
- in response to determining that the incoming call is not authorized:
- determining whether the incoming call is a facsimile call;
- routing the incoming call to the destination when the incoming call is not the facsimile call;
- and
- denying routing of the incoming call to the destination when the incoming call is the facsimile call.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.