GB2443871A - Programmable telephone call filtering device - Google Patents

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GB2443871A
GB2443871A GB0614708A GB0614708A GB2443871A GB 2443871 A GB2443871 A GB 2443871A GB 0614708 A GB0614708 A GB 0614708A GB 0614708 A GB0614708 A GB 0614708A GB 2443871 A GB2443871 A GB 2443871A
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James Hook
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/66—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers with means for preventing unauthorised or fraudulent calling
    • H04M1/663—Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/57—Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/64—Automatic arrangements for answering calls; Automatic arrangements for recording messages for absent subscribers; Arrangements for recording conversations
    • H04M1/642—Automatic arrangements for answering calls; Automatic arrangements for recording messages for absent subscribers; Arrangements for recording conversations storing speech in digital form
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/66—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers with means for preventing unauthorised or fraudulent calling
    • H04M1/663—Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set
    • H04M1/665—Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set by checking the validity of a code

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Abstract

A call filtering device enables user to program only the telephone numbers from which they would like to receive calls, thereby eliminating nuisance calls and wrong numbers. The device may include a display for displaying the incoming number of a caller and for programming the unit and may also include a keypad. A SIM card reader may included, thereby enabling telephone numbers to be copied to the device's memory from a mobile phone address book. The device may be arranged to play back a programmed voice message informing callers that unsolicited calls are not accepted and may also include a PIN override feature enabling callers to contact the subscriber from an unrecognized telephone number by entry of a PIN. Call filtering may be performed according to user defined criteria such as time of day, selective barring or allowance only of numbers stored in an address book.

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Description
Programmable Telephone Call Filtering System Nuisance calls from wrong numbers, telesales and fraudsters can be an annoying fact of life today. It is estimated that the elderly are the victims of over 160m of fraud, by phone calls, every year. Even with the advent of services such as BT Privacy and TPS (Telephone Preference Service) these nuisance calls still disturb residents regularly.
This document describes the proposed features of a residential programmable telephone call filtering system to eliminate nuisance calls and wrong numbers and allowing the user to programme only the numbers they wish to receive. The system incorporates a PIN (Personal Identification Number) feature is included to allow calls from locations, by allowed users, other than programmed.
Key Features * 2 x 16 character display -displays the number of the caller and used to programme the unit.
* Caller ID facility to interpret the caller's telephone number.
* Automatic pick up and voice message informing the caller that the user does not accept calls from unrecognised numbers.
* Address book to store names and numbers * Keypad to manually enter allowed caller' numbers into memory.
* SIM card reader to easily copy numbers from a mobile phone address book to the unit's memory.
* PIN identification feature to accept calls from a user that knows the PIN and is calling from an unusual location (e.g. payphone).
* Programmable filter that allows calls to be filtered by: o Time of day or o Allow all calls' or o Selective barring (e.g. all international calls barred) or o Only allow calls from address book Figure 1 shows the proposed design, as it would be connected to the telephone line and regular telephone.
The telephone call filtering system will be a microprocessor controlled electronic unit incorporating an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) to display relevant data. The unit will contain a printed circuit board with input and output connections for the telephone line and telephone.
The unit will be encased in a plastic moulding with the LCD visible on the top surface.

Claims (1)

  1. Claims * A user programmable electronic device for the purpose of
    filtering unwanted telephone calls.
    * A user programmable electronic device as claimed in claim I containing a display system.
    * A user programmable electronic device as claimed in any preceding claim incorporating a keypad to programme and store data.
    * A user programmable electronic device as claimed in any preceding claim incorporating a SIM (Subscnber Information Module) card reader to copy and Store data.
    * A user programmable electronic device as claimed in any preceding claim Incorporating a programmed voice message to inform callers that unsolicited calls are not accepted.
    * A user programmable electronic device as claimed in any preceding claim that can be programmed to allow calls to pass to the telephone dependant on user-defined criteria.
    * A user programmable electronic device as claimed in any preceding claim with a PIN (Personal Identjfjcation Number) overijde function for callers to access the telephone.
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Cited By (2)

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ITUD20110044A1 (en) * 2011-03-23 2012-09-24 Umberto Pecile TELEPHONE DEVICE AND PROCEDURE FOR PRIVACY PROTECTION
US10182148B2 (en) 2014-06-18 2019-01-15 Katia Sa Method and system for filtering undesirable incoming telephone calls

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GB2324675A (en) * 1997-04-21 1998-10-28 Roger John Pittock Telephone call screening
GB2336505A (en) * 1998-04-14 1999-10-20 Status Hi Tech Limited Call screening using access code
WO2002032095A1 (en) * 2000-10-10 2002-04-18 Raphael Aron Telephone call filtering
US6456706B1 (en) * 1997-07-18 2002-09-24 Carolyn S. Blood Automatic telephone silent call screening system
WO2004064363A1 (en) * 2003-01-13 2004-07-29 Giesecke & Devrient Gmbh Method for refusing incoming calls according to a call number control carried out on the sim card
GB2426142A (en) * 2005-05-13 2006-11-15 Shawkat A M Khalfey Programmable telephone ringer disable

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2324675A (en) * 1997-04-21 1998-10-28 Roger John Pittock Telephone call screening
US6456706B1 (en) * 1997-07-18 2002-09-24 Carolyn S. Blood Automatic telephone silent call screening system
GB2336505A (en) * 1998-04-14 1999-10-20 Status Hi Tech Limited Call screening using access code
WO2002032095A1 (en) * 2000-10-10 2002-04-18 Raphael Aron Telephone call filtering
WO2004064363A1 (en) * 2003-01-13 2004-07-29 Giesecke & Devrient Gmbh Method for refusing incoming calls according to a call number control carried out on the sim card
GB2426142A (en) * 2005-05-13 2006-11-15 Shawkat A M Khalfey Programmable telephone ringer disable

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ITUD20110044A1 (en) * 2011-03-23 2012-09-24 Umberto Pecile TELEPHONE DEVICE AND PROCEDURE FOR PRIVACY PROTECTION
US10182148B2 (en) 2014-06-18 2019-01-15 Katia Sa Method and system for filtering undesirable incoming telephone calls

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