Telephone call control methods

Details Telephone call control methods Telephone call control methods

2006-03-21

2008-11-18

Smith, Creighton H (Department: 2614)

Telephonic communications

Special services

Service trigger

C379S088260

Reexamination Certificate

active

07454003

ABSTRACT:
A system and methods through which incoming calls to and/or outgoing calls from a telephone can be controlled. The present invention utilizes an authorized caller list to determine whether an incoming call should be connected, and a similar list to determine whether an outgoing call should be connected. The present invention can also facilitate the use of new telephone user interfaces, including by iterating through telephone numbers associated with a contact, until communications with the contact are established.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4953202 (1990-08-01), Newell
patent: 5200995 (1993-04-01), Gaukel et al.
patent: 5280521 (1994-01-01), Itoh
patent: 5467388 (1995-11-01), Redd Jr. et al.
patent: 5546448 (1996-08-01), Caswell et al.
patent: 5655013 (1997-08-01), Gainsboro
patent: 5692033 (1997-11-01), Farris
patent: 5732133 (1998-03-01), Mark
patent: 5802157 (1998-09-01), Clarke et al.
patent: 5809126 (1998-09-01), Smith et al.
patent: 5864613 (1999-01-01), Flood
patent: 5884193 (1999-03-01), Kaplan
patent: 5995603 (1999-11-01), Anderson
patent: 6246756 (2001-06-01), Borland et al.
patent: 6259779 (2001-07-01), Council et al.
patent: 6724874 (2004-04-01), Fleischer et al.
patent: 6741872 (2004-05-01), Pinault
patent: 6768792 (2004-07-01), Brown et al.
patent: 6771753 (2004-08-01), Fleischer et al.
patent: 7155001 (2006-12-01), Tiliks et al.
patent: 7266190 (2007-09-01), Mullis et al.
patent: 2002/0136379 (2002-09-01), Fleischer et al.
patent: 2003/0198325 (2003-10-01), Bayne
patent: 2004/0121759 (2004-06-01), Creamer et al.
patent: 2004/0137938 (2004-07-01), Deubler, Jr.
patent: 2004/0137939 (2004-07-01), Deubler, Jr.
patent: 2004/0204119 (2004-10-01), Ho et al.
patent: 2006/0119468 (2006-06-01), Van Swaay
patent: WO 99/13629 (1999-03-01), None
U.S. Appl. No. 60/435,819, for “Method and System for Wireless Communication,” filed Dec. 20, 2002, Inventor: Donald Deuble (27 pages).

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Telephone call control methods does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Telephone call control methods, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Telephone call control methods will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4033374