METHOD AND APPARATUSES FOR PROCESSING CALLS

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and apparatuses for processing calls. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatuses for determining and refusing potentially unwanted calls. In accordance with the in- vention a call is received from a calling party (140). An announcement is played to the calling party (140), the announcement requesting the calling party (140) to respond, the announcement comprising enough information for a human caller to determine a correct response. The response provided by the calling party (140) is compared with the predefined correct response, and the call is connected to a called party (110) only if the response provided by the calling party (140) matches the correct response.