Caller information display methods and systems

• US 20030228010A1
• Filed: 06/10/2002
• Published: 12/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: WSOU Investments, LLC (WSOU Holdings, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Collet, Pascal, Clarisse, Olivier B., Westergren, Bruce
• Granted Patent: US 7,496,189 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/207.15
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/06 Recording class or number of calling , i.e. A-party or called party , i.e. B-party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• 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

Abstract

Methods and systems in a telecommunications network for dynamically providing calling party information to a called party from a calling party. A transfer of calling party information can be initiated from the calling party to the called party utilizing a caller identification mechanism in communication with one or more customer premise equipment devices associated with the telecommunications network. Thereafter, the calling party information can be dynamically displayed for the called party via the caller identification mechanism on a display screen of the customer premise equipment device, thereby permitting the called party to take action regarding the calling party information independent of prior or current telecommunications activities. The calling party information can be stored in a memory location for later retrieval by the called party if the called party does not immediately respond to the transfer of calling party information from the calling party to the called party. The calling party information can also be retrieved from the memory location of the customer premise equipment device, in response to a user input by the called party.

Claims

1. A method in a telecommunications network for dynamically providing calling party information to a called party from a calling party, said method comprising the steps of:

initiating a transfer of calling party information from said calling party to said called party utilizing a caller identification mechanism in communication with at least one customer premise equipment device associated with said telecommunications network; and

dynamically displaying said calling party information for said called party via said caller identification mechanism on a display screen of said at least one customer premise equipment device, thereby permitting said called party to take action regarding said calling party information independent of prior or current telecommunications activities.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

storing said calling party information in a memory location for later retrieval by said called party if said called party does not immediately respond to said transfer of calling party information from said calling party to said called party.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

capturing and storing said calling party information in a memory location of said at least one customer premise equipment device, in response to a user input by said called party.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of:

retrieving said calling party information from said memory location o f said at least one customer premise equipment device, in response to a user input by said called party.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

encoding said calling party information prior to said transfer of calling party information from said calling party to said called party;

decoding said calling party information, in response to a user input by said called party; and

thereafter dynamically displaying said calling party information for said called party via said caller identification mechanism on said display screen of said at least one customer premise equipment device.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

converting said calling party information from voice information to text information, if said calling party information initially comprises voice information; and

thereafter dynamically displaying said text information on said display screen of said at least one customer premise equipment device, after said calling party information has been transferred from said calling party to said called party via said caller identification mechanism in communication with said at least one customer premise equipment device.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

associating a symbol with said calling party information;

displaying said symbol on said display screen of said at least one customer premise equipment device, wherein said display screen comprises an interactive touch screen display device and;

permitting said called party to retrieve said calling party information, in response to pressing said symbol displayed on said interactive touch screen display device.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said telecommunications network comprises a PSTN.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said telecommunications network comprises an IP network.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one customer premise equipment device comprises a wireless communications device and said telecommunications network comprises a wireless communications network.

11. A system for dynamically providing calling party information to a called party from a calling party over a telecommunications network, said system comprising:

a caller identification mechanism in communication with at least one customer premise equipment associated with said telecommunications network, wherein a transfer of calling party information from said calling party to said called party is initiated utilizing said caller identification mechanism; and

a display module for displaying said calling party information for said called party on a display screen of said at least one customer premise equipment device, thereby permitting said called party to take action regarding said calling party information independent of prior or current telecommunications activities.

12. The system of claim 11 further comprising:

a memory location for storing said calling party information, wherein said calling party information is retrievable from said memory by said called party if said called party does not immediately respond to said transfer of calling party information from said calling party to said called party.

13. The system of claim 11 further comprising:

a capture and storage module for capturing and storing said calling party information in a memory location of said at least one customer premise equipment device, in response to a user input by said called party.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein said calling party information is retrievable from said memory location of said at least one customer premise equipment device, in response to a user input by said called party.

15. The system of claim 11 further comprising:

encoding module for encoding said calling party information prior to said transfer of calling party information from said calling party to said called party; and

decoding module for decoding said calling party information, in response to a user input by said called party, such that said calling party information is thereafter dynamically displayable for said called party via said caller identification mechanism on said display screen of said at least one customer premise equipment device.

16. The system of claim 11 further comprising:

converting module for converting said calling party information from voice information to text information, if said calling party information initially comprises voice information, such that said text information is thereafter dynamically displayable on said display screen of said at least one customer premise equipment device, after said calling party information has been transferred from said calling party to said called party via said caller identification mechanism.

17. The system of claim 11 further comprising:

associating module for associating a symbol with said calling party information;

display module for displaying said symbol on said display screen of said at least one customer premise equipment device, wherein said display screen comprises an interactive touch screen display device, such that said called party is permitted to retrieve said calling party information, in response to pressing said symbol displayed on said interactive touch screen display device.

18. A system for dynamically providing calling party information to a called party from a calling party over a telecommunications network, said system comprising:

a caller identification mechanism in communication with at least one Enhanced Caller ID Device (ECID) associated with said telecommunications network, wherein a transfer of calling party information from said calling party to said called party is initiated utilizing said caller identification mechanism, wherein said telecommunications network comprises a combined wireless PSTN and IP network;

at least one information and signaling gateway associated with said telecommunications network through which said calling party information is bridged;

a plurality of endpoints associated with said telecommunications network, wherein said calling party information is dynamically exchanged; and

a display module for displaying said calling party information for said called party on a display screen of said at least one ECID, thereby permitting said called party to take action regarding said calling party information independent of prior or current telecommunications activities.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein said caller identification mechanism comprises a caller ID database and an associated caller ID service, including a service database thereof.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein said display module permits a display of an indication of at least one teleconference participant from among a plurality of teleconference participants, including at least one calling party and at least one called party thereof.