Communication Request Filtering via Identifier Rules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional telecommunications methods fail to effectively prevent unsolicited communications, leading to privacy issues and wasted time due to telemarketers and other entities sending unwanted calls and messages without permission.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for filtering communication requests by determining associated identifiers and applying predefined rules to grant, redirect, or block such requests, allowing users to manage their privacy and availability settings through virtual numbers and customizable filters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional telecommunications methods are used, then communication services are available and easy to use, but users cannot prevent unsolicited communications leading to privacy loss and wasted time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a message filtering system that acts as an intermediary between senders and receivers. The filtering system receives messages, determines sender identities, applies filtering rules, and decides whether to deliver messages to the intended recipient. This intermediary layer blocks unsolicited communications while allowing legitimate ones through, resolving the contradiction between preventing harmful factors and maintaining system simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing filtering rules and sender identity databases before messages arrive. Sender identities are determined in advance, and filtering criteria are set beforehand, allowing the system to automatically block unsolicited communications without requiring real-time complex analysis, thus maintaining simplicity while preventing harm.
2Loss of time
If filtering rules are applied to block unsolicited messages, then privacy is protected and time is saved, but the system requires complex rule identification and message filtering mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses copying by maintaining databases of sender identities and filtering rules that can be replicated and applied to multiple messages. Instead of analyzing each message from scratch, the system copies and applies pre-established filtering criteria, reducing the computational complexity required for real-time message evaluation while effectively blocking unsolicited communications.
Solution Approach 2:
The filtering system operates autonomously by automatically determining sender identities, matching them against stored criteria, and making delivery decisions without human intervention. This self-service capability eliminates the need for complex real-time analysis and manual filtering, saving user time while maintaining manageable system complexity through automated rule application.
3Reliability
If sender identity determination is implemented, then unauthorized senders can be blocked, but the system requires additional processing to identify and verify identifiers
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts sender identity information from communication requests and separates it from the message content. By extracting and independently analyzing the sender identifier against stored databases and filtering criteria, the system achieves reliable authentication without requiring complex analysis of the entire message, thus improving reliability while managing processing complexity.
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AI summary
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for filtering a request to communicate with a user. In use, a request to communicate with a user is received. Additionally, one or more identifiers associated with the request are determined. Further, one or more rules associated with the one or more identifiers are identified. Further still, the request is filtered, according to the one or more rules. Additionally all filtering can be selectively applied over plurality of logical user identities supported over single physical equipment.