System and method for screening incoming video communications within an interactive television system
US7006613B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4788
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A video communication request from a caller to a recipient is screened by an unauthorized caller list, an authorized caller list, a recipient-specific caller list, third party authorization, and/or various combinations of these. Depending on which screening list, if any, an identifier of the caller is found in, the screening may accept or reject the video communication request. The recipient may automatically notify a law enforcement agency of repeated unwanted video communication requests.
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