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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2016
Callwave Communications, Llc, Brookline, MA (US);
Leland W. Kirchhoff, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Colin D. Kelley, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
David S. Trandal, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
David Frank Hofstatter, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Callwave Communications, LLC, Brookline, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are described for processing call blocking instructions and for managing mobile messaging. A method of processing call blocking instructions is described. A call processing system receives a call from a caller intended for a first user. A notification regarding the call is transmitted to a mobile device associated with the first user. A message from the user is received via the mobile device, wherein the message is a text or multimedia type message. At least partly in response to the message, the caller is placed on a blacklist indicating that future calls from the caller to the user are to be blocked.