Granted Patent B2

US 9,560,196 · App. 15/168,193 · Granted Jan 31, 2017

Inventor: David Milstein (Redmond, WA)

Assignee: Intellisist, Inc.

H04M3/42042H04L63/0823H04L63/126H04L67/02H04W4/16H04W12/02

Abstract

Claims (30)

1. A computer-implemented system for determining call connection status, comprising:

metadata associated with a receiving party; and

a security server to monitor a call initiated by a calling party to the receiving party, to determine an identity of the receiving party via the metadata, wherein the metadata is obtained upon reaching a ring tone of the receiving party, to determine that a connection with the receiving party is secure during the call when the metadata comprises a security certificate, and to provide a status of the secure connection to each of the calling party and the receiving party, wherein the security server delivers the status to a mobile device associated the calling party and a mobile device associated with the receiving party and determines a type of the status to be provided to the calling party and the receiving party based on types of the mobile devices.

2. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the status is displayed as one of an icon, picture, symbol, pop-up message, text message, Instant Message, and email.

3. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the status is provided to one or more of the calling party and the receiving party as a sound.

4. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the security server extracts from the metadata one or more of name, telephone number, and unique identification code and determines the identity of the receiving party from at least one of the name, telephone number, and unique identification code.

5. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the security server provides a web page to the calling party to submit a request for call monitoring.

6. A system according to claim 5 , wherein the security server receives prior to the call a request from the calling party via the web page to determine the connection status with the receiving party.

7. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the security server provides an identity of the calling party to the receiving party.

8. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the security server protects sensitive information received from at least one of the calling party and the receiving party during the call.

9. A computer-implemented method for determining call connection status, comprising:

monitoring a call initiated by a calling party to a receiving party;

obtaining metadata associated with the receiving party upon reaching a ring tone of the receiving party;

determining an identity of the receiving party via the metadata;

determining that a connection with the receiving party is secure during the call when the metadata comprises a security certificate; and

providing via a security server, a status of the secure connection to each of the calling party and the receiving party;

delivering the status to a mobile device associated the calling party and a mobile device associated with the receiving party, wherein the security server determines a type of the status to be provided to the calling party and the receiving party based on types of the mobile devices.

10. A method according to claim 9 , wherein the status is displayed as one of an icon, picture, symbol, pop-up message, text message, Instant Message, and email.

11. A method according to claim 9 , wherein the status is provided to one or more of the calling party and the receiving party as a sound.

12. A method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

extracting from the metadata one or more of name, telephone number, and unique identification code; and

determining the identity of the receiving party from at least one of the name, telephone number, and unique identification code.

13. A method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

providing a web page to the calling party to submit a request for call monitoring.

14. A method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving a request from the calling party via the web page to determine the connection status with the receiving party prior to the call.

15. A method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

providing an identity of the calling party to the receiving party.

16. A method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

protecting sensitive information received from at least one of the calling party and the receiving party during the call.

Assignments (18)

Continuity (3)