CALL ABUSE PREVENTION FOR PAY-PER-CALL SERVICES Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC H04M3/42 

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: communications system monitors abuse criteria for web initiated telephone calls. A hyperlink in user interface code allows a web-based user to initiate a telephone call to a target telephone number associated with the hyperlink, the target telephone number will be provided to the communications application. The system will call back to bridge the call, and abuse criteria relative to the web-based user's telephone number are evaluated. If abuse criteria are met, then a voice connection is precluded. Multiple levels of restrictions can be imposed on either the web-based user's telephone number or the target telephone number for repeated violations of the abuse criteria.

EFFECT: VoIP-enabled communications system is protected from abuse.

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