Verizon Data Services Inc.

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Verizon Services Corporation

Gte Communication Systems Corporation

Telesector Resources Group, Inc.

Robert A Chingon

Craig L Reding

John R Reformato

Mahesh Rajagopalan

Christopher L Helbling

John Herman Wurster

Stephen Paul Brennan

Nagendra Kunuturi

Ravi Penumatsa

Byron M Pinto

Sandeep Chakraverty

Shadman Zafar

Alin L D'Silva

Gerald Honma

Ravi Narayan

Anirudha Joshi

Kevin Trottier

John H Wurster

Methods and systems for managing a call in real-time are disclosed. Methods and systems consistent with the present invention manage a call in real-time based on input from a user. A service center receives information pertaining to a call to the user from a service control point and sends a notification of the call to a device associated with the user. The service center receives a response to the notification from the user. Thereafter, the service center instructs the service control point to connect the call based on the response.

Methods and systems for call management with user intervention

Methods and systems consistent with the present invention screen calls. A first server receives information pertaining to a call to a user from a calling party. The first server then determines whether a real-time call management function is enabled for the user and determines whether a calling party number associated with the calling party is valid when the realtime call management function is not enabled. A call screening function is performed when the calling party number is invalid. The first server provides a notification of the call to a device associated with the user when the real-time call management function is enabled. A second server initiates the call screening function when the user selects a call screening option included in the notification.

Methods and systems for preemptive rejection of calls

Methods and systems are disclosed for supplying calling party information to a called party via a network comprising a telephone network, a data network, and at least one gateway device. The gateway device is connected to both the telephone network and the data network. The gateway device receives, via the telephone network, signaling information representing a telephone call from the calling party to the called party. The signaling information includes called party information. Calling party information is obtained based on the signaling information. The calling party information is provided to the called party via the data network.

Device independent caller ID

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Honolulu, HI, United States of America

Robert A Chingon