Patent ID: 7715828
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile wireless communication device for use with a telecommunications network, the mobile wireless communication device comprising: a computer-readable medium on which is stored a user-editable screening list that defines functional and structural interrelationships with computer hardware and software for call handling, the screening list comprising a plurality of user-editable records, each record including a calling party number field value associated with a calling party, and a non-local call handling field value, the non-local call handling field value of at least a portion of the records specifying costs related to incoming calls associated with the calling party number field value are to be paided by the calling party; and a processor configured to implement the call handling defined by the user-editable screening list, the call handling comprising receiving an incoming call having a calling party number from a calling party, identifying of one of plurality of user-editable records based on the calling party number and the calling party number field value of the identified record, and determining whether the incoming call is a local call, the non-local call handling field value of the identified record specifying costs related to incoming calls associated with the calling party number field value are to be paided by the calling party if the incoming call is not local, a cost being associated with the incoming call and the call handling further comprising: in accordance with the non-local call handling field value, instructing the network to present a request to the calling party requesting that the calling party pay the cost for the incoming call, receiving a notification from the network indicating whether the calling party has agreed to pay the cost for the incoming call, and if the notification indicates the calling party has agreed to pay the cost for the incoming call, instructing the network to bill the calling party for the cost associated with the incoming call, and instructing the network to establish a call path between the calling party and the mobile wireless communication device.