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Voice over IP method of determining caller identification

  • US 20060029196A1
  • Filed: 10/05/2005
  • Published: 02/09/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus for providing caller identification information associated with a calling communication station to a called party, the apparatus comprising:

  • a caller identification server means for obtaining the caller identification information for the calling communication station;

    means for determining whether the caller identification associated with the calling communication station is blocked;

    first prompting means for prompting a calling party associated with the calling communication station to record spoken caller identification information and to store data representative of the spoken caller identification information;

    second prompting means for prompting the calling party to unblock the blocked caller identification information and to store data representative of the unblocked caller identification information;

    packaging means for converting the data representative of spoken caller identification information or the data representative of the unblocked caller identification information into a plurality of data packets; and

    a dispatch device to transmit the plurality of data packets to a device associated with an Internet protocol address via a network.

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