Patent ID: 8537996

Claim:
A selective response unit used for IP telephone services comprising: a call control portion; a line interface portion; a memory portion recording thereon an automatic voice response table; and a voice processing circuit; wherein the call control portion includes an incoming-call authorization determination portion, a connection-disconnection determination portion, and a random number generation portion; the incoming-call authorization determination portion, when receiving a call connection request, is configured to obtain a first voice corresponding to a random number generated in the random number generation portion from the automatic voice response table, and to transmit the first voice from the voice processing circuit to a source of the call connection request; the connection-disconnection determination portion, when the voice processing circuit does not receive a number equal to the random number from the source within a predetermined time, is configured to transmit a call disconnection message to the source; the memory portion is further configured to record thereon a registered-user management table and a filtering setting table; and the incoming-call authorization determination portion, when receiving a call connection request, is configured to select any one of transmission of the first voice, transfer of a call connection request or transmission of an incoming call signal, and transmission of a call disconnection message based on the registered-user management table and the filtering setting table.