Patent ID: 8520511

Claim:
A cellular telephone comprising: a processor; a wireless communication interface, coupled to said processor, wherein the wireless communication interface selectively receives an attempted incoming communication connection across a wireless network; and a memory coupled to said processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive an attempted incoming communication connection; determine whether the attempted incoming communication can be classified based on whether identifying information of the attempted incoming communication connection is recognized; determine whether there is a default response associated with unclassified incoming communications when the identifying information is not recognized, wherein the default response establishes whether the unclassified communication will be able to establish a connection; perform the default response when it is determined that the identifying information is not recognized and that there is a default response associated with unclassified incoming communications; request a user to input a classification for the attempted incoming communication and determine whether the user responded to the request when the identifying information is not recognized and no default response is associated with unclassified incoming communications, wherein upon determining that the user did not respond to the request, the incoming communication is allowed to connect; classify the attempted incoming communication connection based upon the identifying information when the identifying information is recognized; determine whether there is a predetermined response to the attempted incoming communication connection based upon the classification, wherein the predetermined response establishes whether the attempted incoming communication will be able to establish a connection and wherein the predetermined response comprises requesting user input as to whether to accept the attempted incoming communication connection, wherein: upon determining that there is not a predetermined response based on the classification, the incoming communication is allowed to connect; and upon determining that there is a predetermined response based on the classification, the predetermined response is performed.