Caller identification employing a digital content set
First Claim
1. An information server, comprising:
- a communication interface configured to communicate over a communication network; and
a processing system connected to the communication interface and configured to receive one or more digital content sets, receive a caller system identifier and a called system identifier from the caller system, select a digital content set from among the one or more digital content sets using the caller system identifier and the called system identifier, and provide the selected digital content set to a called system corresponding to the called system identifier prior to the caller system establishing a communication channel to the called system.
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Abstract
An information server according to one embodiment of the invention includes a communication interface configured to communicate over a communication network and a processing system connected to the communication interface. The processing system is configured to receive one or more digital content sets, receive a caller system identifier and a called system identifier from the caller system, select a digital content set from among the one or more digital content sets using the caller system identifier and the called system identifier, and provide the selected digital content set to a called system corresponding to the called system identifier prior to the caller system establishing a communication channel to the called system.
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22 Claims
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1. An information server, comprising:
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a communication interface configured to communicate over a communication network; and
a processing system connected to the communication interface and configured to receive one or more digital content sets, receive a caller system identifier and a called system identifier from the caller system, select a digital content set from among the one or more digital content sets using the caller system identifier and the called system identifier, and provide the selected digital content set to a called system corresponding to the called system identifier prior to the caller system establishing a communication channel to the called system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A caller identification method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more digital content sets;
receiving a caller system identifier and a called system identifier from the caller system;
selecting a digital content set from among the one or more digital content sets using the caller system identifier and the called system identifier; and
providing the selected digital content set to a called system corresponding to the called system identifier;
wherein the selected digital content set is provided prior to the caller system establishing a communication channel to the called system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A software product for an information server, the software product comprising:
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control software configured when executed by a processing system to direct the processing system to receive one or more digital content sets from a caller system, receive a caller system identifier and a called system identifier from the caller system, select a digital content set from among the one or more digital content sets using the caller system identifier and the called system identifier, and provide the digital content set to a called system corresponding to the called system identifier, wherein the digital content set is provided prior to the caller system establishing a communication channel to the called system; and
a storage system that stores the control software. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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