Dynamic caller ID messaging
First Claim
1. A communications system, comprising:
- a communications link over a communications network, the communications link allowing a calling party communications device and a receiving party communications device to transmit and receive communications signals;
a caller identification messaging device transmitting a caller identification messaging signal via the communications link of the communications network, the caller identification messaging signal comprising a caller identification message and at least one of (i) an identifier of a calling party, (ii) a communications address of the calling party communications device, (iii) an identifier of a receiving party, (iv) a communications address of the receiving party communications device, (v) an identifier of a third party, and (vi) an identifier of a third party communications device, wherein the communications network communicates at least one of the caller identification message and the caller identification messaging signal to at least one of the communications address of the calling party communications device and the communications address of the receiving party communications device.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for caller identification messaging are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a calling party uses a Caller ID Messaging Device that supplants the incoming calling line identification (ICLID) signal with a Caller ID Messaging Signal and transmits the Caller ID Messaging Signal to a destination communications address. An alternate embodiment provides that the calling party may use a conventional telephone to access a communications network, activate Caller ID Messaging Services, compose or retrieve a stored Caller ID Message of the Caller ID Messaging Signal, and transmit the Caller ID Messaging Signal to the destination communications address. The Caller ID Message and Caller ID Messaging Signal may include text, video, voice, and/or digital data.
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22 Claims
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1. A communications system, comprising:
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a communications link over a communications network, the communications link allowing a calling party communications device and a receiving party communications device to transmit and receive communications signals;
a caller identification messaging device transmitting a caller identification messaging signal via the communications link of the communications network, the caller identification messaging signal comprising a caller identification message and at least one of (i) an identifier of a calling party, (ii) a communications address of the calling party communications device, (iii) an identifier of a receiving party, (iv) a communications address of the receiving party communications device, (v) an identifier of a third party, and (vi) an identifier of a third party communications device, wherein the communications network communicates at least one of the caller identification message and the caller identification messaging signal to at least one of the communications address of the calling party communications device and the communications address of the receiving party communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for caller identification messaging, comprising the steps of:
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establishing a communications link in a communications network with at least two of a calling party communications device, a receiving party communications device, and a third party communications device;
processing a caller identification messaging signal, the caller identification messaging signal comprising a caller identification message and at least one of (i) an identifier of a calling party, (ii) a communications address of the calling party communications device, (iii) an identifier of a receiving party, (iv) a communications address of the receiving party communications device, (v) an identifier of a third party, and (vi) an identifier of a communications address of the third party;
using the caller identification messaging signal to route the caller identification messaging signal to a destinations communications address, wherein the destination communications addresses comprises the communications address of at least one of the calling party communications device, the receiving party communications device, and the third party communications device; and
processing the caller identification messaging signal to the destinations communications address, wherein the intelligent switch is in communications with at least one of the calling party communications device, the receiving party communications device, and the third party communications device, and wherein the communications network comprises at least one of a public switched telephone network and a mobile switching telephone communications network - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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