Decoding and processing system for advanced determination and display of city and state caller information

• US 20040037413A1
• Filed: 08/20/2002
• Published: 02/26/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cequint Incorporated (Trident Private Holdings I LLC)
• Original Assignee: Consumerware, Inc.
• Inventors: Gosselin, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 6,985,572 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/221.14
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42229 Personal communication services, i.e. services related to one subscriber independent of his terminal and/or location diverting calls from one subscriber to another subscriber, i.e. two different subscriptions H04M3/54; selecting arrangements in intelligent networks H04Q3/005

Abstract

An improved decoding and processing system is provided for advanced determination and display of geographic information to a called party relating to the call origination party. The improved system comprises a receiving device to receive an MDMF or SDMF format message from a local CO switch containing call identification data; a microcontroller storage and retrieval device containing a data base library for selectively determining the corresponding geographic information such as city and/or state by matching the area code and/or local exchange number received from the call origination party; and a readout device for displaying the city and/or state of the incoming call. Preferably, the system includes capability to automatically update the data base library of the storage and retrieval device as new area codes and/or local exchanges are subsequently assigned. Accordingly, the improved system provides the user with convenient and efficient display of geographic information related to caller identification that is capable of determining an ever increasing number of area code and local telephone exchange numbers.

Claims

1. An improved decoding and processing system for advanced determination and display of geographic caller information, said system comprising:

a receiving device to receive an MDMF or SDMF format message from a local CO switch containing call identification data;

a microcontroller storage and retrieval device containing a data base library for selectively determining the corresponding geographic information by matching the area code and/or local exchange number received from the call origination party; and

a readout device for displaying the geographic information of the incoming call.

2. The improved system of claim 1 wherein said microcontroller device includes capability to automatically update the data base library of the storage and retrieval device as new area codes and/or local exchanges are subsequently assigned.

3. The improved system of claim 1 wherein the standard data field is a data field for a dialed number.

4. The improved system of claim 1 wherein the call data character stream replaces the contents of the standard data field.

5. The improved system of claim 1 wherein the call data character stream references information stored in a database.

6. The improved system of claim 1 wherein the call data character stream is used to process the voice path of the telephone call.

7. The improved system of claim 1 wherein the call geographic information is a city identification of the call origination party.

8. The improved system of claim 1 wherein the call geographic information is a state identification of the call origination party.