Patent ID: 8565403
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for screening and routing an incoming call from a caller, comprising: receiving at a cellular phone an incoming telephone signal including identification information; identifying at the cellular phone an entry in a data set that corresponds to the identification information, wherein the data set includes: (1) a first entry for a known caller, (2) a second entry for an undisclosed caller, and (3) a third entry for all telephone numbers or names not listed in the data set; performing an action by the cellular phone based on the entry in the data set that corresponds to the identification information, the action being: (1) allowing a ring tone when the corresponding entry is the first entry, (2) sending to a voicemail without having a ring tone when the corresponding entry is the second entry, or (3) blocking the incoming telephone signal when the corresponding entry is the third entry; and displaying an indication on a display of the cellular phone if the corresponding entry is the third entry, the indication including information associated with the incoming telephone signal and a message that the incoming telephone signal has been blocked.