Enhanced caller identification

• US 20040203929A1
• Filed: 06/07/2002
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Akhteruzzaman
• Application Number:
  US10/165,239
• Publication Number:
  US 20040203929A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/457
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/04 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• 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: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/14 between corresponding nodes

Abstract

Apparatus and a method for providing location information to the other party of a call between two parties, at least one of which is using a cellular station. The location of the party using the cellular station is determined through the use of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver associated with a cellular station; the identification of the base station and sector being used for communicating with the cellular station; or a location provided by an enhanced 911 location system. The arrangement can also be used for land-based parties.

Claims

1. In a call between an originating party and a terminating party at least one of which is using a cellular station, a method of providing information to one of said parties about the other party if that party is using a cellular station, comprising the steps of:

determining whether a station is requesting location information about the connected station if that connected station is a cellular station; and

if a requesting station has requested location information, providing that location information to the requesting station.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of providing the location information comprises the steps of:

determining a geographic location of said station;

translating from said geographic location to a location identifiable by a user; and

displaying, or announcing said location identifiable by a user to said user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of locating said station comprises the step of:

locating said station using a Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver associated with said station.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of locating said station, comprises the step of:

providing information concerning which base station and which sector of said base station is being used for communicating with said station.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of locating said station, comprises the step of:

using an enhanced 911 location system to locate said station.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining whether said station has requested the location of said station has a class of service wherein the location of all called parties that are using cellular stations is requested.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining whether said station has requested the location of said station has a class of service wherein the location of all calling parties that are using cellular stations is requested.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of testing whether said station has requested a location comprises the step of testing whether said station has dialed a requesting code.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said requesting station is an originating station.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said requesting station is a terminating station.

11. In a call between an originating party and a terminating party, a method of providing information to one of said parties about the other party, comprising the steps of:

determining whether a station is requesting location information about the connected station; and

if a requesting station has requested location information, providing that location information to the requesting station.