Area code and call duration-aware call screening

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9749468-B1
Application number	US-201615185056-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jun 17, 2016
Priority date	Jun 17, 2016
Publication date	Aug 29, 2017
Grant date	Aug 29, 2017

Abstract

A method for screening an incoming call is provided. The method may include receiving a transmission of the incoming call in a user device. The method may include determining the incoming call originates from an area code of a telephone number associated with the user device. The method may include determining call information associated with a telephone number is stored within a database. The method may include determining at least one previous call from the telephone number has a call duration that does not satisfy a user preconfigured call duration threshold. The method may include determining the at least one determined previous call satisfies a maximum short call duration threshold. The method may also include determining a previous call frequency count satisfies a user preconfigured frequency threshold. The method may further include displaying the incoming call and an incorrectly dialed call notification on a display screen of the user device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A processor-implemented method for screening an incoming call, the method comprising:
receiving, by a processor, a transmission of the incoming call in a user device;
determining the incoming call originates from an area code of a telephone number associated with the user device;
determining a plurality of call information associated with a telephone number of the incoming call is stored within a database based on determining the incoming call originates from the area code associated with the telephone number associated with the user device, wherein the plurality of call information comprises a plurality of telephone numbers associated with a plurality of previous calls to the user device;
determining at least one previous call from the telephone number of the incoming call stored within the determined plurality of call information has a call duration that does not satisfy a user preconfigured call duration threshold based on determining the plurality of call information associated with the telephone number of the incoming call is stored within the database;
determining the at least one determined previous call satisfies a maximum short call duration threshold based on determining the at least one previous call from the telephone number of the incoming call has a call duration that does not satisfy the user preconfigured call duration threshold;
determining a previous call frequency count stored within the determined plurality of call information satisfies a user preconfigured frequency threshold based on determining the at least one determined previous call satisfies the maximum short call duration threshold; and
displaying the incoming call and an incorrectly dialed call notification on a display screen of the user device based on determining the previous call frequency count satisfies the user preconfigured frequency threshold.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the incoming call originates from an area code of a telephone number associated with the user device comprises determining an incoming call area code of an incoming call telephone number is identical to the area code of the telephone number associated with the user device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displayed incorrectly dialed call notification comprises a plurality of text or a color scheme.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving at least one user interaction with the user device;
determining the displayed incoming call should not be answered based on the at least one received user interaction; and
transmitting the determined incoming call to a voicemail service.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving at least one user interaction with the user device;
determining the displayed incoming call should be answered based on the at least one received user interaction;
storing an incoming call telephone number, an incoming call caller name, and a call duration; and
incrementing the previous call frequency count by one unit.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determined plurality of call information is selected from a group consisting of a plurality of telephone numbers associated with a plurality of previous calls to the user device, a plurality of previous caller names, a plurality of previous call durations, and a plurality of previous call frequencies.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determined previous call frequency count is a tally of at least one previous call from the telephone number associated with the incoming call as tracked by a scalar counter, and wherein the determined at least one previous call duration is a call length associated with each at least one previous call.

8. A computer system for screening an incoming call, the computer system comprising:
one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more non-transitory computer-readable tangible storage medium, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more non-transitory tangible storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:
receiving a transmission of the incoming call in a user device;
determining the incoming call originates from an area code of a telephone number associated with the user device;
determining a plurality of call information associated with a telephone number of the incoming call is stored within a database based on determining the incoming call originates from the area code associated with the telephone number associated with the user device, wherein the plurality of call information comprises a plurality of telephone numbers associated with a plurality of previous calls to the user device;
determining at least one previous call from the telephone number of the incoming call stored within the determined plurality of call information has a call duration that does not satisfy a user preconfigured call duration threshold based on determining the plurality of call information associated with the telephone number of the incoming call is stored within the database;
determining the at least one determined previous call satisfies a maximum short call duration threshold based on determining the at least one previous call from the telephone number of the incoming call has a call duration that does not satisfy the user preconfigured call duration threshold;
determining a previous call frequency count stored within the determined plurality of call information satisfies a user preconfigured frequency threshold based on determining the at least one determined previous call satisfies the maximum short call duration threshold; and
displaying the incoming call and an incorrectly dialed call notification on a display screen of the user device based on determining the previous call frequency count satisfies the user preconfigured frequency threshold.

9. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein determining the incoming call originates from an area code of a telephone number associated with the user device comprises determining an incoming call area code of an incoming call telephone number is identical to the area code of the telephone number associated with the user device.

10. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the displayed incorrectly dialed call notification comprises a plurality of text or a color scheme.

11. The computer system of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving at least one user interaction with the user device;
determining the displayed incoming call should not be answered based on the at least one received user interaction; and
transmitting the determined incoming call to a voicemail service.

12. The computer system of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving at least one user interaction with the user device;
determining the displayed incoming call should be answered based on at least one received user interaction;
storing an incoming call telephone number, an incoming call caller name, and a call duration; and
incrementing the previous call frequency count by one unit.

13. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the determined plurality of call information is selected from a group consisting of a plurality of telephone numbers associated with a plurality of previous calls to the user device, a plurality of previous caller names, a plurality of previous call durations, and a plurality of previous call frequencies.

14. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the determined previous call frequency count is a tally of at least one previous call from the telephone number associated

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Allen Tracy C
• Bryant Charles J
• Mckenzie Kevin D
• Moluguru Ajay K
• Tedesco Eileen P
• Vidmar Cherri

Classifications

• H04M3/42153

  by subscriber · CPC title

• H04M3/436 Primary

  Arrangements for screening incoming calls {, i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it (based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54)} · CPC title

• H04M2203/551

  Call history · CPC title

• H04M3/53308

  Message originator indirectly connected to the message centre, e.g. after detection of busy or absent state of a called party · CPC title

• H04M3/42042

  Notifying the called party of information on the calling party (details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72) · CPC title