Personalized calling party ID display service

• US 20020181681A1
• Filed: 05/31/2001
• Published: 12/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Mani, Babu V.
• Application Number:
  US09/871,289
• Publication Number:
  US 20020181681A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/142.03
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42068 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals

Abstract

A personalized calling party ID display service in a telecommunications network. Upon initiating a phone call by a calling party towards a called party having a caller ID service, an access code associated with the present invention'"'"'s service is operable to be effectuated by the calling party. In one embodiment, the calling party selects a particular identification indicium by entering a numeric code. In another embodiment, the calling party dynamically enters a personalized identification indicium at the calling party'"'"'s station. Where an identification indicium has not been selected or entered, a default indicium may be provided by the network. The service logic is operable to replace or augment a conventional caller ID parameter with the personalized identification indicium based on a service profile query, with the dynamically entered identification indicium, or with a default indicium, and transmit the indicium to the called party provided the caller ID service is active.

Claims

1. A method for supplying personalized calling party information in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps:

initiating a phone call by a calling party towards a called party;

effectuating a service access code by said calling party with respect to said phone call;

selecting a particular identification indicium associated with said calling party;

entering said called party'"'"'s directory number by said calling party; and

responsive at least in part to said service access code, transmitting said particular identification indicium to said called party'"'"'s station, provided said called party is a subscriber of a caller ID service, wherein said caller ID service is active when said phone call is initiated.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said particular identification indicium is augmented to a caller ID parameter corresponding to said calling party'"'"'s station.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein a caller ID parameter corresponding to said calling party'"'"'s station is replaced with said particular identification indicium.

4. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said phone call is initiated by said calling party by effectuating an off-hook condition at said calling party'"'"'s station.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said phone call is initiated by said calling party by pressing a button on a keypad associated with said calling party'"'"'s station.

6. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said service access code is effectuated by entering a predetermined alphanumeric string at said calling party'"'"'s station.

7. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said particular identification indicium is selected by entering a predetermined number by said calling party at said calling party'"'"'s station, said predetermined number corresponding to said particular identification indicium in a service profile associated with said calling party'"'"'s station.

8. The method as set forth in claim 7, further comprising the steps:

if said particular identification indicium is not selected by said calling party, determining by said service logic a default identification indicium based on querying said service profile; and

transmitting said default identification indicium to said called party'"'"'s station.

9. The method as set forth in claim 7, wherein said service profile is stored in a local database associated with a switching node serving said calling party.

10. The method as set forth in claim 7, wherein said service profile is integrated within a switching node serving said calling party.

11. The method as set forth in claim 7, wherein said service profile is stored in a remote database associated with a service control point disposed in said telecommunications network.

12. The method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising the step of providing one of a recall dial tone and an announcement to said calling party by said telecommunications network after selecting said particular identification indicium.

14. The method as set forth in claim 13, wherein said personalized identification indicium is augmented to a caller ID parameter corresponding to said calling party'"'"'s station.

15. The method as set forth in claim 13, wherein a caller ID parameter corresponding to said calling party'"'"'s station is replaced with said personalized identification indicium.

16. The method as set forth in claim 13, wherein said phone call is initiated by said calling party by effectuating an off-hook condition at said calling party'"'"'s station.

17. The method as set forth in claim 13, wherein said phone call is initiated by said calling party by pressing a button on a keypad associated with said calling party'"'"'s station.

18. The method as set forth in claim 13, wherein said service access code is effectuated by entering a predetermined alphanumeric string at said calling party'"'"'s station.

19. The method as set forth in claim 13, further comprising the steps:

providing an indication by said calling party that a personalized identification indicium is to be entered at said calling party'"'"'s station;

if said personalized identification indicium is not entered by said calling party, determining by said service logic a default identification indicium based on querying a service profile associated with said calling party'"'"'s station; and

transmitting said default identification indicium to said called party'"'"'s station.

20. The method as set forth in claim 19, wherein said service profile is stored in a local database associated with a switching node serving said calling party.

21. The method as set forth in claim 19, wherein said service profile is integrated within a switching node serving said calling party.

22. The method as set forth in claim 19, wherein said service profile is stored in a remote database associated with a service control point disposed in said telecommunications network.

23. The method as set forth in claim 13, further comprising the step of providing one of a recall dial tone and an announcement to said calling party by said telecommunications network after entering said personalized identification indicium.

13. A method for supplying personalized calling party information in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps:

initiating a phone call by a calling party towards a called party;

effectuating a service access code by said calling party with respect to said phone call;

entering a personalized identification indicium by said calling party at said calling party'"'"'s station;

entering said called party'"'"'s directory number by said calling party; and

responsive at least in part to said service access code, transmitting said personalized identification indicium to said called party'"'"'s station, provided said called party is a subscriber of a caller ID service, wherein said caller ID service is active when said phone call is initiated.