Patents by Inventor ROBERT E. GUPTON

ROBERT E. GUPTON has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20020012426
    Abstract: A system and method for selectively rejecting telephone calls from soliciting and telemarketing organizations is provided. A solicitor database is maintained wherein the phone numbers of soliciting and telemarketing organizations are maintained. A non-solicitation database is maintained wherein the phone numbers of subscriber who have chosen to reject calls from soliciting organizations are maintained. During a request to establish a telephone call, the solicitor database is queried to determine whether the calling party is a soliciting organization while the non-solicitation database is queried to determine if the called party has chosen to reject calls from soliciting organizations. Where the calling party is a soliciting or telemarketing organization and the called party has chosen not to receive phone calls from soliciting and telemarketing organizations, the call is blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 1998
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventor: ROBERT E. GUPTON