Method and system for providing calling name identification requery
First Claim
1. A method of identifying a name that corresponds to a telephone number, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving a first query from a switch;
(b) formulating a second query that requests a name that corresponds to a telephone number; and
(c) transmitting the second query to a remote location.
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Abstract
A method for determining the name of a calling party where the calling party'"'"'s name and corresponding telephone number are found in a remote database. The method first identifies whether the calling party'"'"'s telephone number is contained within the local database. When it is determined that the telephone number is not within the local database, the method attempts to locate the telephone number in a remote database. A query is formed according to a basic signal transmission protocol to ensure that a database which receives the query will be able to respond to it. The query requesting the name associated with the telephone number is sent across a network. The method receives a response to the inquiry and checks to ensure that a name was returned to the local database before delivering the name to the called party.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of identifying a name that corresponds to a telephone number, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving a first query from a switch;
(b) formulating a second query that requests a name that corresponds to a telephone number; and
(c) transmitting the second query to a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for identifying a name corresponding to a telephone number, the system comprising:
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means for formulating a second query that requests a name that corresponds to a telephone number in response to the receipt of a first query transmitted from a switch; and
means for transmitting the second query to a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for identifying a name that corresponds to a telephone number, the computer readable program code comprising:
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computer readable program code for causing a computer to formulate a second query that requests a name that corresponds to a telephone number in response to the receipt of a first query transmitted from a switch; and
computer readable program code for causing a computer to transmit the second query to a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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