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Electronic device for detecting spam call and method of operating the same

US12418614B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 6, 2023
Grant dateSep 16, 2025
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Expiry dateDec 14, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2203/6027
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A server may include a communication circuit and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be connected to a first electronic device and a second electronic device, using the communication circuit, and may be configured to: obtain first call log information including at least one outgoing call made using a call function of the first electronic device by the second electronic device, determine whether the second electronic device satisfies a first condition for determining that the second electronic device is a spam caller, based on the first call log information, search for one or more external electronic devices located around the second electronic device, based on the first condition being satisfied, obtain second call log information about the one or more external electronic devices, and determine at least one of the one or more external electronic devices or the second electronic device as a spam caller, based on the second call log information.

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