Stored profile system for storing and exchanging user communications profiles to integrate the internet with the public switched telephone network
First Claim
1. A system for multimedia communications, comprising a user system for answering calls, said user system having a compilation of user communications-related information including user telephone numbers, and being operative in response to an unanswered call to the user, to send said user information to the caller for presentation on a display screen.
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Abstract
A stored profile system has a method and means for storing and exchanging user profiles of communications-related information for voice and multimedia communications on the PSTN and the Internet. Stored profile exchanges from a called party device to a calling user enables the calling user to direct the call to telephone numbers and services presented by the called party'"'"'s profile. Users are enabled to transmit information, such as an Electronic Business Card, in the call setup process for display on a receiving device. The stored profile system operates across the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and the Internet, further enhancing the benefits of integrating the Internet with the PSTN.
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24 Claims
- 1. A system for multimedia communications, comprising a user system for answering calls, said user system having a compilation of user communications-related information including user telephone numbers, and being operative in response to an unanswered call to the user, to send said user information to the caller for presentation on a display screen.
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9. A stored profile system for voice and multimedia communications for storing and exchanging user communications information, comprising:
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(a) a communications system including a display phone having a record of user information, comprising an Electronic Business Card (E-Card);
(b) the record of user information being arranged for presentation to a called user on a display screen;
(c) the record of user information being transmitted to a system in the call establishment process; and
(d) the record of user information being presented to the called user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A stored profile system for voice and multimedia communications for storing and exchanging user communications information, comprising:
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(a) a user device comprising a display phone having a record of user information in the form of an Electronic Business Card (E-Card);
(b) the record of user information being arranged for presentation on a display screen;
(c) the record of user information being transmitted from the user device to a corresponding device on a call, by an action of the user which comprises activating a software control on a display screen; and
(d) the record of user information being presented to the user of the corresponding device.
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20. A method of operation of a stored profile system for voice and multimedia communications, wherein a communications device or system maintains a compilation of user communications-related information, such as user telephone numbers, comprising the steps of:
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(a) sending a call setup request message to a communications system by a calling user device comprising a display phone, the call setup request message being sent on the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) via a messaging system such as an SS7 network or ISDN messaging capability of the PSTN;
(b) receiving the call setup request message by the called system;
(c) sending the calling device a compilation of communications-related information of the called user under circumstances where the user of the called system does not answer the call;
(d) receiving the called user information by the calling device; and
(e) presenting the called user information on the display screen of the calling device for the benefit of the calling user. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of operation of a stored profile system for voice and multimedia communications for storing and exchanging user communications information wherein a user device comprising a display phone maintains a record of user information, in the form of an Electronic Business Card (E-Card), which is formatted suitably for presentation on a user device display screen, comprising the steps of:
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(a) transmitting the record of calling user information to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) by the user device in association with a call setup request to a called user device;
(b) sending the record of calling user information by the PSTN to the called user device in association with call establishment;
(c) presenting the record of calling user information on a display screen of the called user device;
(d) receiving the record of calling user information by the PSTN in association with a request from the called user device to transfer the call to a transferee user device;
(e) sending the record of calling user information by the PSTN to the transferee user device in association with call establishment to the transferee user device; and
(f) presenting the record of calling user information on a display screen of the transferee user device.
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