Mitigating spam and identifying callers in video calls
AssigneeAvaya Inc.
InventorsParameshwaran Krishnan, Navjot Singh
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Abstract
Authentication of a user initiating a communication may be achieved using a visual indicator of the user. Initiation of a communication may result in the initiator of the communication collecting image data associated with the initiator's identity. Additionally, the initiator may be required to perform a task, wherein a response to the task may be transmitted with the image data to the receiver of the communication. The receipt of the image data may allow a receiver of the communication to reduce spam and verify that the initiator is who it purports to be.
Claims27
A method, comprising:
- receiving, in a memory, a first signal from a first telecommunications device, the first signal comprising a first request to communicate with a recipient telecommunications device;
- generating, using a processor, a first challenge request, wherein the first challenge request comprises information directing a user associated with the first telecommunications device to perform a first task, wherein the first challenge request directs the user to perform a movement;
- sending the first challenge request to the first telecommunications device;
- and
- receiving, from the first telecommunications device, a first challenge response responsive to the first challenge request, wherein the first challenge response comprises data responsive to the first task, and wherein at least a portion of the data responsive to the first task includes data that is presented for human interpretation.
A method, comprising:
- sending, using a processor, a signal to a first telecommunications device, wherein the signal is associated with a request to communicate;
- receiving, in a memory, a challenge request associated with the first telecommunications device, wherein the challenge request directs a user to perform a task, wherein the task includes instructions to identify the user of the first telecommunications device;
- presenting, using the processor, the challenge request to the user;
- collecting, using one or more input devices coupled to the processor, data responsive to the task associated challenge request;
- and
- sending the data to the first telecommunications device for authentication of the user, wherein the data comprises a member of a group consisting of a photo, a video and one or more images of the user performing the task associated with the challenge request.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, in a memory, a first signal from a first telecommunications device, the first signal comprising a first request to communicate with a recipient telecommunications device;
- generating, using a processor, a first challenge request, wherein the first challenge request comprises information directing a user associated with the first telecommunications device to perform a first task;
- sending the first challenge request to the first telecommunications device;
- and
- receiving, from the first telecommunications device, a first challenge response responsive to the first challenge request, wherein the first challenge response comprises data responsive to the first task, and wherein at least a portion of the data responsive to the first task includes data that is presented for human interpretation, wherein the first challenge response further comprises a response selected from a group consisting of a photo, a video and one or more images of the user performing the first task associated with the first challenge request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.