Systems and methods to block communication calls

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8077849
APP PUB NO 20070165821A1
SERIAL NO

11624641

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Methods and apparatuses to block calls from reaching destinations. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving a call for a connection to an entity via a reference; based on the reference used for the call, determining a reference of the entity; determining whether the call is to be blocked; and responsive to a determination that the call is not to be blocked, establishing the connection to the entity using the reference of the entity.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Altberg, Ebbe Mill Valley, US 134 7877
Faber, Scott San Francisco, US 158 9057
Hirson, Ron San Francisco, US 151 8295
Manca, Paul G Oakland, US 46 2563
Van, Der Linden Sean Berkeley, US 139 7427

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