The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2022
Applicant:

Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;

Inventors:

John W. Nicholson, Cary, NC (US);

Daryl C. Cromer, Raleigh, NC (US);

Howard Locker, Cary, NC (US);

Mengnan Wang, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/67 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, communication devices, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for preventing unintentional outgoing communications initiated from a communication device. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request via a first input device to initiate a communication to a contact, determining whether the request is unlikely, receiving a confirmation that the request is intentional responsive to determining the request is unlikely, and sending the communication to the contact responsive to receiving the confirmation.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…