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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Tracy C. Allen, Oakland, CA (US);
Charles J. Bryant, Binghamton, NY (US);
Kevin D. McKenzie, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Ajay K. Moluguru, Allen, TX (US);
Eileen P. Tedesco, Sharon, CT (US);
Cherri Vidmar, Gilroy, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for screening an incoming call is provided. The method may include receiving a transmission of the incoming call in a user device. The method may include determining the incoming call originates from an area code of a telephone number associated with the user device. The method may include determining call information associated with a telephone number is stored within a database. The method may include determining at least one previous call from the telephone number has a call duration that does not satisfy a user preconfigured call duration threshold. The method may include determining the at least one determined previous call satisfies a maximum short call duration threshold. The method may also include determining a previous call frequency count satisfies a user preconfigured frequency threshold. The method may further include displaying the incoming call and an incorrectly dialed call notification on a display screen of the user device.