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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Vijay Kumar Ananthapur Bache, Bangalore, IN;
Jhilam Bera, Bangalore, IN;
Vijay Ekambaram, Chennai, IN;
Saravanan Sadacharam, Chennai, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments selectively place or accept telephone calls based on recipient preference information, wherein processors are configured to determine whether a first telephone number of a different telephone numbers associated to an identified recipient is ranked highest relative to others of the telephone numbers within the ordered ranking for preferred use in calling the recipient at a local times and geographic locations of receiving mobile devices associated with the telephone numbers. In response to determining that the first number is not ranked highest, the embodiments stop execution of the initiated call to the first number and request authorization from the caller to place the call to another of the telephone numbers that is ranked highest within the ordered ranking. Embodiments further iteratively request authorization from the caller to place the call to others of the telephone numbers next-highest in rank, until placing the call to an authorized one.