Personalized caller identification

• US 20050105705A1
• Filed: 11/14/2003
• Published: 05/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Instrument Corporation (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: General Instrument Corporation (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Inventors: Elcock, Albert F., Kister, Thomas F.
• Application Number:
  US10/713,603
• Publication Number:
  US 20050105705A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/142.10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/06 Recording class or number of calling , i.e. A-party or called party , i.e. B-party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2011 Service processing based on information specified by a party before or during a call, e.g. information, tone or routing selection
• 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

Abstract

A user creates at least one personalized caller ID (PCID) for use with a particular telephone number. The user can then use the PCID (or, if more than one is available, select from among the different PCIDs) when making a phone call. The selected PCID is transmitted for display on a called telephone when the user places the phone call. The PCID may comprise at least one of text, a photo, a video clip or a multimedia presentation. In this manner, each user of a single telephone number can have different PCID data displayed to the called party.

Claims

1. A method of personalizing caller ID (CID) information comprising:

storing data for at least one personalized CID (PCID) associated with a given telephone number;

allowing a user to select a particular PCID when placing a phone call; and

transmitting the data for the selected PCID when the user places the phone call.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the PCID data comprises text.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the PCID data comprises at least one of a photo, video clip, or multimedia presentation.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the PCID data is communicated by a calling telephone to a called telephone at the beginning of placing the phone call.

5. A method according to claim 1 wherein a plurality of PCIDs are associated with said given telephone number.

6. A method according to claim 1 wherein said data is stored in the user'"'"'s telephone.

7. A method according to claim 1 wherein said data is stored by a telephone company.

8. A method according to claim 1 wherein said PCID provides the user'"'"'s name.

9. A method according to claim 1 wherein said user places said call using the given telephone number on one of a land line telephone, cellular telephone, VoIP appliance, videophone, or television phone.

10. A method of placing a telephone call comprising:

creating at least one personalized caller ID (PCID);

associating said at least one PCID with a given telephone number;

selecting a particular PCID for a given phone call originating from the given telephone number; and

placing the phone call via the given telephone number to a called party;

wherein the selected PCID is communicated with the phone call when the phone call is placed.

11. A method according to claim 10, further comprising:

at the called party, receiving and displaying the selected PCID.

12. A method according to claim 10, wherein the PCID comprises at least one of a photo, video clip, or multimedia presentation.

13. A method according to claim 10, wherein the PCID is communicated by a calling telephone to a called telephone at the beginning of placing the phone call.

14. A telephone comprising a user interface for:

enabling a user to program a personalized caller ID (PCID); and

enabling said user to select said PCID for transmission to a called party when placing a telephone call from said telephone.

15. A telephone in accordance with claim 14, wherein said PCID comprises at least one of a text message, photo, video clip, or multimedia presentation.

16. A telephone in accordance with claim 14, wherein said PCID is stored in said telephone.

17. A telephone in accordance with claim 14, wherein said PCID is stored by a telephone company.

18. A telephone in accordance with claim 14, wherein said PCID provides the user'"'"'s name.

19. A telephone in accordance with claim 14, wherein a plurality of users are able to program their own PCID for selection and transmission to a called party when placing a telephone call from said telephone.

20. A telephone in accordance with claim 14, comprising one of a land line telephone, cellular telephone, VoIP appliance, videophone, or television phone.