Patent ID: 8351590
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A wireless telephone comprising: first circuitry enabling communications with a wireless communications network; a call block list including at least one user designated number, wherein the at least one user designated number of the call block list has at least one user designated call type indication associated therewith, the call type indication enabling blocking of either one of or each of a text message and voice call, wherein the at least one user designated telephone number in the call blocking list is downloaded to the call blocking list from a remote location; and a call blocking logic module implemented within the first circuitry for selectively blocking incoming calls from the at least one user designated number of the user designated call type to the wireless telephone over the wireless communications network responsive to the at least one user designated number in the call block list and the call type indication associated with the user designated number and for selectively blocking outgoing calls from the wireless telephone to the at least one user designated number in the call block list of the user designated call type over the wireless communications network responsive to the at least one user designated number and the call type indication, wherein the call blocking logic module blocks incoming calls based upon a code in a presentation indicator field of an incoming call.