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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2009
William Ryan, Iii, Greensboro, NC (US);
Charles David Orr, Burlington, NC (US);
Timothy Edwin Pabon, Greensboro, NC (US);
John Vincent Townsend, Iii, Kernersville, NC (US);
Dan Apple, Elon, NC (US);
William Ryan, III, Greensboro, NC (US);
Wesley L. Apple, Elon, NC (US);
Charles David Orr, Burlington, NC (US);
Timothy Edwin Pabon, Greensboro, NC (US);
John Vincent Townsend, III, Kernersville, NC (US);
Confinement Telephony Technology, LLC, Greensboro, NC (US);
Abstract
Tthe present invention seeks to avoid origination or continuation of unauthorized calls, while also avoiding the inconvenience, expense and uncertainty for call parties resulting from premature termination of calls because of erroneous or ill-founded suspicions that unauthorized activities are occurring. By permitting one or more parties to a call that is deemed suspicious to provide information establishing proper authorization, or innocent mistake, security procedures can be assured while avoiding improper false-positive determinations that unauthorized calling activities have occurred. When suspicions cannot be overcome, the called party is requested to terminate the call and a separate continuation link is established to the called party.