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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2012
Michael Decesaris, Carrboro, NC (US);
William M. Megarity, Roxboro, NC (US);
Luke D. Remis, Raleigh, NC (US);
Gregory D. Sellman, Morrisville, NC (US);
Michael Decesaris, Carrboro, NC (US);
William M. Megarity, Roxboro, NC (US);
Luke D. Remis, Raleigh, NC (US);
Gregory D. Sellman, Morrisville, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Selectively filtering incoming communications events in a communications device, including: receiving, by a communications event filtering module, an incoming communications event; determining, by the communications event filtering module, whether the communications device is currently servicing a call; responsive to determining that the communications device is currently servicing a call, determining, by the communications event filtering module, whether the call is interruptible; and responsive to determining that the call is not interruptible, blocking, by the communications event filtering module, the incoming communications event from presentation by the communications device until the call has ended.