Phone call management

摘要

An approach is provided to manage phone calls. The approach is implemented by an information handling system, such as a smart phone. A requestor sends a contact request to another device over a network. If the request is accepted, the requestor receives a token with the token including usage parameters controlling the requestor's ability to contact the recipient by telephone. When the requestor requests to make a call to the recipient, the call is only placed upon successful determination made by comparing the usage parameters included in the token to a set of current call data. If a successful determination is made, the call is placed to the recipient without revealing the recipient's telephone number. However, if the request is denied, the system prevents the requestor for placing a call to the recipient.

主权项

1. A method to manage telephone calls, the method, implemented by an information handling system, comprising:
sending a contact request, from a requestor device, to contact a recipient by telephone, wherein the requestor device includes a processor and a network adapter; receiving a token at the requestor device's network adapter, wherein the token includes a recipient telephone number and one or more usage parameters that control the requestor device's ability to contact the recipient by telephone; requesting a call, from a requestor telephone, to the recipient, responsive to detecting a selection of a recipient identifier associated with the recipient; determining whether to allow the call request by comparing the usage parameters included in the token to a set of current call data; controlling calling from the requestor telephone to the recipient based on the comparing; and inhibiting a display of the recipient telephone number to a user of the requestor telephone.