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Granted Patent B2
US 12,301,755 · App. 18/385,765 · Granted May 13, 2025

Mitigating disturbances at a call center

Inventor: Mario Manzanillo (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, CA)
Assignee: Intrado Life & Safety, Inc.
H04M3/4365H04M7/0075H04M7/0081H04M7/1275
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Patent No.
US 12,301,755
App. No.
18/385,765
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example operation may include one or more of receiving, via a telephone network, a Voice over IP (VOIP) call from a network device, detecting a disturbance value from a tag that has been added to a VOIP message of the VOIP call, determining an answer priority of the VOIP call based on the disturbance value, and processing the VOIP call based on the determined answer priority.

Claims (31)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a network interface that receives a telephone call from a calling device; and

a processor configured to determine a likelihood-of-disturbance value of a caller associated with the calling device at least in part based on a number of previous calls from the calling device within a predetermined window of time, to generate a tag at least in part based on the likelihood-of-disturbance value, and to add the tag to a Voice over IP (VOIP) call message of the telephone call, wherein the network interface transmits the VOIP call message.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor further is configured to determine the likelihood-of-disturbance value at least in part based on one or more of a blacklist or an artificial intelligence application.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the VOIP call message adheres to an RFC 3261 protocol, and the processor is configured to add the tag within a header field of the VOIP call message.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the likelihood-of-disturbance value is a score, and the tag includes the score.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor further is configured to determine the likelihood-of-disturbance value, at least in part based on a cluster of callers in a same location.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor further is configured to determine an action for the telephone call at least in part based on the previous calls, and to insert the action within the tag.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the telephone call is a public switch telephone (PSTN) call, and the apparatus converts the PSTN call to the Voice over IP (VOIP) call message.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving a telephone call from a calling device;

determining a likelihood-of-disturbance value of a caller associated with the calling device, at least in part based on a number of previous calls from the calling device within a predetermined window of time;

generating a tag, at least in part based on the likelihood-of-disturbance value;

adding the tag to a Voice over IP (VOIP) call message of the telephone call; and

transmitting the VOIP call message.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the likelihood-of-disturbance value at least in part is based on one or more of a blacklist or an artificial intelligence application.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

adding the tag within a header field of the VOIP call message, wherein the VOIP call message adheres to an RFC 3261 protocol.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the likelihood-of-disturbance value is a score, and the tag includes the score.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the likelihood-of-disturbance value is determined at least in part based on a cluster of callers in a same location.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining an action for the telephone call at least in part based on the previous calls; and

inserting the action within the tag.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

converting a public switch telephone (PSTN) call to the Voice over IP (VOIP) call message, wherein the telephone call is the PSTN call.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising: receiving a telephone call from a calling device; determining a likelihood-of-disturbance value of a caller associated with the calling device, at least in part based on a number of previous calls from the calling device within a predetermined window of time; generating a tag, at least in part based on the likelihood-of-disturbance value; adding the tag to a Voice over IP (VOIP) call message of the telephone call; and transmitting the VOIP call message.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising: adding the tag within a header field of the VOIP call message, wherein the VOIP call message adheres to an RFC 3261 protocol.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the likelihood-of-disturbance value is a score, and the tag includes the score.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the likelihood-of-disturbance value is determined at least in part based on a cluster of callers in a same location.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising: determining an action for the telephone call at least in part based on the previous calls; and inserting the action within the tag.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising: converting a public switch telephone (PSTN) call to the Voice over IP (VOIP) call message, wherein the telephone call is the PSTN call.

Assignments (2)
SUPPLEMENTAL PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 8, 2026
From: INTRADO LIFE & SAFETY, INC.
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075821/0914 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2023
From: INTRADO CORPORATION
To: INTRADO LIFE & SAFETY, INC.
Reel/Frame 065409/0619 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16989553 · Aug 10, 2020
Related Publication 20240064236A1 · Feb 22, 2024
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