Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system
Reexamination Certificate
2009-12-29
2010-11-23
Cai, Wayne (Department: 2617)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Zoned or cellular telephone system
C455S404200, C455S414200, C455S433000, C455S440000, C455S457000, C379S142100, C379S207120, C379S142050, C379S142060
Reexamination Certificate
active
07840226
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method directed to automated call screening, and specifically the utilization of location history of a call recipient to determine call authorization, are provided. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a computer readable medium embodied in an article of manufacture is encoded with instructions for directing a processor to receive a request from a first device to communicate with a second device. The processor is further directed to determine at least one location associated with the first device, determine an authorization for the request based at least in part upon the at least one location associated with the first device and at least one prior location of the second device, and transmit the request to the second device in accordance with the authorization.
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Issa Alfredo C.
Issa Benjamin Ferid
Walsh Richard J.
Cai Wayne
Oto Technologies, LLC
Withrow & Terranova, P.L.L.C.
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