Apparatus and Methods for Protection From Unintentional Phone-Dialing

摘要

The inventive concepts presented in this application address the problem of inadvertently dialing telephone numbers that are stored in the memory of a telephonic device, resulting in undesired calls. The database in a user's telephonic device incorporates means for flagging selected contacts for one or more calling-confirmation steps to prompt the user to ensure that an outgoing call is desired and/or appropriate. The proposed solutions encompass communication devices that use buttons, switches, dials, wheels, joysticks, track sticks, trackballs, keypads, keyboards, touchpads, touch screens, voice-recognition commands, biometric-authentication devices, other input technology, or any combination thereof. The proposed solutions also encompass wired and wireless communication device accessories.

主权项

1. A method for preventing an unintentional outgoing communications call initiated from a communication device, said method comprising the steps of:
by said device, receiving a request from a user to initiate said call to a contact; by said device, determining whether calling confirmation is required for said contact; if calling confirmation is required for said contact, by said device, presenting a request to said user for entry of a confirmation input into said device, and requiring said confirmation input from said user to be received by said device before allowing said call.