Baton - the audio captcha human challenge handoff
Much like existing visual captcha's that want to verify you're human, you could have an intermediary service (think Google Voice) that would allow for a call to held, verified with an audio based challenge captcha (two+three equals 5) then pass the call on, if answered correctly. This could be a mix of questions or math problems to stymie voice recognition software.
It would thwart auto-dialers and put legitimate callers through as human - because after all, if we're going to be interrupted at dinner, I want to talk to a real person! (political, etc)
A lot of this could be integrated with Google Voice and the Obihai VoIP solutions already being used and sold. As Google Voice itself acts as a proxy with a phone # and allows for blocking.
5 comments
Leah OConnor • over 13 years ago
What about political parties and charities which can legally use caller IDs? Rules say they cannot be blocked
anthony wilson • over 13 years ago
I think Caller ID Screener is the best
Corey Hawk • over 13 years ago
I think to offset being blocked, legitimate callers should be on a list that could be maintained and updated as white-listed on "Baton" which can control who's allowed through, etc.
Corey Hawk • over 13 years ago
To Jeff5924H that decided to delete his comment. Why would emergency services be calling YOU, you call them.
/thinkfirst, write second
Bob Penick • about 13 years ago
To Cory H., Emergency Services might use reverse 911 to call people in the area of a disaster. This might be something like "Be aware that convict has escaped and in your neighborhood." Or "Evacuate the area because there is a industrial fire and explosion risk in your area." Just a couple examples I made up but I do know that they use reverse 911 to call people in a neighborhood to warn them of hazards.