Method and apparatus to provide a selectable caller identification

• US 20040266415A1
• Filed: 06/30/2003
• Published: 12/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hirsbrunner, Alex P., Belkin, Anatoly S.
• Granted Patent: US 7,640,009 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/415
• 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 3/42229 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42246 where the subscriber uses a multi-mode terminal which moves and accesses different networks with at least one network having a wireline access including cordless PBX
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B

Abstract

A network controller (200, 300) corresponding communication device (400) and method for providing a caller identification to a called party comprises a receiver (202) for receiving a communication and a corresponding first identifier from a communication device (400), a controller for selecting a second identifier from a plurality of identifiers, each of the plurality of identifiers corresponding to the communications device (400), and a transmitter (204) coupled to the controller for providing the second identifier as the caller identification to the called party. The communication device (400) may be used to select the second identifier as well as signal a second communication infrastructure (300) to block calls before forwarding from the second communication infrastructure (300) to the first communication infrastructure (200).

Claims

1. A network controller for providing a caller identification to a called party comprising:

a receiver for receiving a communication and a corresponding first identifier from a communication device;

a controller, coupled to the receiver, for selecting a second identifier from a plurality of identifiers, each of the plurality of identifiers corresponding to the communications device; and

a transmitter coupled to the controller for providing the second identifier as the caller identification to the called party.

2. The network controller of claim 1 wherein the receiver receives a signal from the communication device indicating which of the plurality of identifiers for the controller to select as the second identifier.

3. The network controller of claim 1 wherein a second communication for the communication device that is addressed with the second identifier is forwarded from an other communication infrastructure to the receiver and addressed with the first identifier.

4. The network controller of claim 1 wherein the receiver receives the communication from one of a private wireless network and a public wireless network.

5. A network controller for receiving and routing a communication comprising:

a database with a plurality of identifiers corresponding to a communications device;

a receiver for receiving the communication and a corresponding first identifier;

a transmitter for coupling the communication to the communication device using the first identifier when the communication device is found in a coverage area; and

a controller, coupled to and cooperatively operating with the database, the receiver, and the transmitter, for routing the communication to the communication device using an other communication infrastructure and a second identifier when the communication device is not found in the coverage area, wherein the controller is programmable to block calls to the communication device by one of a system setting and a signal from the communication device.

6. The network controller of claim 5 wherein the receiver receives the communication from one of a public network and a private network.

7. The network controller of claim 5 wherein the other communication network is a cellular network and the second identifier is a cellular telephone number;

and wherein the communication is routed to the other communication network by forwarding to the cellular telephone number.

8. A communication device arranged and constructed for use with a plurality of communication networks comprising:

a memory for storing a plurality of identifiers corresponding to the communication device;

a controller, coupled to the memory, for selecting one of the plurality of identifiers; and

a transceiver apparatus, coupled to the controller, for providing to one of the plurality of communication networks the one of the plurality of identifiers for use as a caller identification.

9. The communication device of claim 8 wherein:

the transceiver apparatus is operable to communicate on each of the plurality of communication networks; and

the plurality of identifiers comprises a unique identifier for the each of the plurality of communication networks.

10. The communication device of claim 8 wherein the plurality of communication networks comprises one of a public network and a private network.

11. The communications device of claim 8 further comprising:

a user interface for displaying the plurality of identifiers wherein the controller is responsive to a user indication of the one of the plurality of identifiers for selection as the caller identification.

12. The communications device of claim 8 wherein the controller selects the one of the plurality of identifiers based on economic considerations for receiving a response communication.

13. The communication device of claim 8 wherein the controller sends a signal to one of the plurality of communication networks to block communications to the communication device from the one of the plurality of communication networks.

14. A method for providing a caller identification to a called party when a communication device is accessible via a plurality of communication networks comprising:

receiving a communication and corresponding first identifier from the communication device;

selecting a second identifier from a plurality of identifiers associated with the communication device; and

providing the second identifier as the caller identification to the called party.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

receiving a signal from the communication device indicating which of the plurality of indicators to use as the second identifier.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the receiving the communication further comprises:

receiving the communication by a public cellular network wherein the corresponding first identifier is a cellular telephone number.

17. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

receiving a response communication from the called party on a second communication network using the second identifier provided;

determining if the communication device is in a coverage area; and

connecting the communication to the communication device if the communication device is in the coverage area.

18. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

forwarding the communication to the communication device using the first identifier on a first network if the communication device is not in the coverage area.

19. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

storing a plurality of unique identifiers for the communication device corresponding to each of the plurality of communication networks.

20. The method of claim 14 wherein the selecting a second identifier further comprises:

selecting the second identifier based on economic considerations for receiving a response communication from the called party.