METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DELIVER CALLER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION

• US 20030147518A1
• Filed: 06/30/1999
• Published: 08/07/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: ALBAL, NANDAKISHORE A., GAUGER, JAMES E.
• Application Number:
  US09/345,555
• Publication Number:
  US 20030147518A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/207.15
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/578 associated with a synthesized vocal announcement
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/22 Automatic class or number identification arrangements
• 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 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42068 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13034 A/D conversion, code compression/expansion
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13091 CLI, identification of calling line
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13098 Mobile subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13336 Store & forward, messaging systems email H04Q2213/13375
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13374 Paging
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13377 Recorded announcement
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13389 LAN, internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/74 Identification of subscriber calling from a party-line

Abstract

A system and method of identifying a caller is provided. A subscriber number is inputted into a first communication device to place a call to a subscriber of the communication system. The call is routed through a transport system to a communication node. A determination is made as to whether the number associated with the first communication device matches a stored number in the address book. A name and location associated with the stored number is delivered by the communication node to a second communication device to provide the name and location of the caller to the subscriber.

Claims

1. A method of providing caller information comprising the steps of:

providing a communication node in communication with an address book;

a first communication device having an associated number, the first communication device operatively connected to a transport system, the transport system operatively connected to the communication node;

inputting a subscriber number into the first communication device to place a call to a subscriber of the communication node;

routing the call through the transport system to the communication node;

determining if the number associated with the first communication device matches a stored number in the address book; and

delivering a name associated with the stored number to a second communication device to provide the name of the caller to the subscriber.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of delivering a location associated with the stored number to the second communication device to provide the location of the caller to the subscriber.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the transport system is one of a Public Switched Telephone Network, a cellular network, a satellite system, and a VOIP network.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first and second communication device includes one of a telephone, a satellite phone, a paging unit, and a cellular phone.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of bypassing a caller identification block placed by the caller.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of providing the name of the caller to a third communication device of the subscriber.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of routing the call to the second communication device in response to commands received via the third communication device.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein a short message service (SMS) is delivered to the second communication device to provide at least one of the name and location associated with the stored number to the subscriber.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein an audible signal is delivered to the second communication device to provide the name associated with the stored number to the subscriber.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of sending a signal from the second communication device to the communication node to instruct the communication node on placement of the call.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the signal from the second communication device to the communication node instructs the communication node to send the call into voicemail.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the signal from the second communication device to the communication node instructs the communication node to complete the call.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of determining the subscriber based on the subscriber number.

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of directing the communication node to access a remote database to identify at least one of a name and location of the caller.

15. A system for providing caller identification comprising:

a communication node having at least one incoming line and at least one outgoing line, the communication node being responsive to at least one control signal to route an incoming call received from a caller to a called party;

computer readable program code that determines if the number associated with the incoming call matches a stored number in a database of the communication node; and

computer readable program code that delivers at least one of a location and a name associated with the stored number to the at least one outgoing line to provide the name of the caller to the called party.

16. The system of claim 15 further comprising:

computer readable program code that directs the communication node to access a remote database to identify at least one of a name and location of the caller.

17. A program stored in a communication system for providing caller information comprising:

computer readable program code to determine if a number associated with an incoming call matches a stored number in an address book; and

computer readable program code to deliver at least one of a location and name associated with the stored number to a called party.

18. The program of claim 17 wherein the address book is remote from the communication node.

19. A method of providing caller information comprising the steps of:

receiving an incoming call from a first number;

determining the phone number of the incoming call;

placing a second call to a party at a second number, different than the first number;

connecting the second call with the incoming call; and

providing the first number of the incoming call to the party at the second number.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising the step of determining at least one of a name and a location of the caller by comparing the phone number to a list of names in a database.

21. The method of claim 20 further comprising the step of providing at least one of the name and location of the caller to the called party.

22. A method of providing caller identification comprising the steps of:

receiving an incoming call from a calling party destined for a subscriber;

determining the number of the incoming call;

comparing the number of the incoming call to a list of contacts for the subscriber;

determining at least one of a name and location of the calling party;

establishing a connection between the subscriber and the called party;

notifying the subscriber of at least one of the name and location of the calling party;

linking the caller and the called party in response to commands from the called party so that the caller can communicate with the called party.

23. A method of providing caller identification comprising the steps of:

receiving an incoming call from a calling party destined for a subscriber;

determining the number of the incoming call;

comparing the number of the incoming call to a list of contacts for the subscriber;

determining at least one of a name and location of the calling party;

providing the at least one of the name and location of the calling party to the subscriber; and

routing the incoming call to the subscriber.

24. A method of providing caller identification comprising the steps of:

receiving an incoming call from a calling party destined for a subscriber;

determining the number of the incoming call;

comparing the number of the incoming call to a list of contacts for the subscriber;

determining at least one of a name and location of the calling party;

notifying the subscriber of the name and location of the calling party;

determining whether the subscriber desires to receive the incoming call based upon commands from the subscriber; and

routing the incoming call to the subscriber.

25. A method of providing caller identification comprising the steps of:

receiving an incoming call from a calling party destined for a subscriber;

determining the number of the incoming call;

comparing the number of the incoming call to a list of contacts for the subscriber;

determining at least one of a name and location of the calling party;

determining from a database whether to route the call to the subscriber;

providing the at least one of the name and location of the calling party to the subscriber.