Patent ID: 8577009
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A system for preparing and delivering a report of an unwanted call to a reporting authority following the call's completion, comprising: a telephone set, smart phone, or other communications phone or device capable of delivering voice and data; a switching element in communication with said phone or device and including a data register for storing only a called party's most recent calling party number; and a third party node for receiving reports of an unwanted call, said node including a processor adapted to receive and decode network SS7 signaling messages from a switching element, and a database comprising call blocking records; wherein said switching element includes 1) receiver and delivery components capable of respectively receiving and delivering voice and signaling data, 2) a SS7 message encoder and a SS7 message delivery engine, and 3) programmed instructions to accept, upon completion of a call, a particular customer-generated signaling code, said code indicating the type of complaint from among types of a do-not-call violation or perceived harassment; in response thereto said switching element preparing and delivering a network SS7 signaling message, said message being directed to said third party node and including data from said register and indication of the type of complaint; and in response thereto said third party node analyzing a list of called party numbers, determining if the called party number is on said list, and updating said list based on said call and said analysis.