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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2006
Larry H. Piercy, St. Joseph, MO (US);
Trey A. Hilyard, Olathe, KS (US);
Larry H. Piercy, St. Joseph, MO (US);
Trey A. Hilyard, Olathe, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A communications system comprising a service processing system configured to receive a privacy request indicating a communication comprising a first user associated with a first communication device and a second user associated with a second communication device, send a query indicating the communication to a privacy system, receive a privacy message indicating whether the second user is private, and send a privacy instruction to the first communication device; the privacy system configured to receive the query, determine a privacy list for the first user, process the query with the privacy list to determine whether the second user is on the privacy list, and send the privacy message to the service processing system indicating that the second user is private; and the first communication device configured to receive the privacy instruction, and update a log, wherein, according to the privacy instruction, the second user is not indicated.