Network delivery of personalized caller identification
First Claim
1. A method of providing a subscriber with personal caller identification information, the method comprising:
- supplying a network service platform with a calling party number in response to a telephone call from the calling party number;
querying a central personal address book, using the calling party number, to retrieve personal caller identification information associated with the calling party number; and
forwarding the network caller identification information supplemented with the personal caller identification information when connecting the telephone call to the subscriber.
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Abstract
A subscriber is provided with personal caller identification information when a telephone call is placed to the subscriber. In particular, a network service platform is supplied with a calling party number. A network caller ID database is queried using the calling party number to retrieve network caller ID information. A central personal address book is queried, using the calling party number, to retrieve personal caller identification information associated with the calling party number. Then the network element forwards the network caller identification information supplemented with the personal caller identification information to the subscriber when connecting the telephone call to the subscriber.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing a subscriber with personal caller identification information, the method comprising:
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supplying a network service platform with a calling party number in response to a telephone call from the calling party number;
querying a central personal address book, using the calling party number, to retrieve personal caller identification information associated with the calling party number; and
forwarding the network caller identification information supplemented with the personal caller identification information when connecting the telephone call to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for providing a subscriber with personal caller identification information, the system comprising:
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a network service platform that receives a calling party number in response to a telephone call from the calling party number; and
a central personal address book that is queried, using the calling party number, to retrieve personal caller identification information associated with the calling party number, wherein the network caller identification information is supplemented with the personal caller identification information and forwarded to the subscriber when connecting the telephone call to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable medium for storing a computer program that provides a subscriber with personal caller identification information, the computer readable medium comprising:
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code that supplies a network service platform with a calling party number in response to a telephone call from the calling party number;
code that queries a central personal address book, using the calling party number, to retrieve caller identification information associated with the calling party number; and
code that forwards the network caller identification information supplemented with the personal caller identification information when connecting the telephone call to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A telecommunications system that provides a subscriber with personal caller identification information, the system comprising:
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a network element that determines when a telephone call is being placed, in a telecommunications network, to the subscriber;
a network service platform that receives the calling party number from the network element in response to a telephone call from the calling party number;
a network caller identification database that is queried, using a calling party number, to retrieve network caller identification information; and
a central personal address book that is queried, using the calling party number, to retrieve personal caller identification information associated with the calling party number, wherein the network element forwards the network caller identification information supplemented with the personal caller identification information to the subscriber when connecting the telephone call to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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