Cellular phone area code look-up tables
First Claim
1. A method in a wireless communication device for determining geographic location information related to an incoming call to the wireless communication device, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving an incoming communication from a communication device within a wireless communication system;
detecting area code information relating to the incoming communication;
determining a geographic location of the incoming communication from the area code information; and
communicating the geographic location to a user of the wireless communication device.
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Abstract
An improved caller ID system for providing geographic location information about an incoming call to a cell phone is provided. The area code of an incoming call based on the caller ID information is detected and an area code database is accessed within the cell phone or on the cellular network. The corresponding geographic location of the detected area code for the incoming call is retrieved from the database and displayed for the user on the cell phone, either automatically in response to the incoming call or upon actuation of the function by the user.
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27 Claims
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1. A method in a wireless communication device for determining geographic location information related to an incoming call to the wireless communication device, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an incoming communication from a communication device within a wireless communication system;
detecting area code information relating to the incoming communication;
determining a geographic location of the incoming communication from the area code information; and
communicating the geographic location to a user of the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless communication device for determining geographic location information related to an incoming call to the wireless communication device comprising:
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means for receiving an incoming communication from a communication device within a wireless communication system;
means for detecting area code information relating to the incoming communication;
means for determining a geographic location of the incoming communication from the area code information; and
means for communicating the geographic location to a user of the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An article of manufacture comprising machine-readable medium including program logic embedded therein that causes control circuitry in a wireless communication device for determining geographic location information related to an incoming call to the wireless communication device to perform the steps of:
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receiving an incoming communication from a communication device within a wireless communication system;
detecting area code information relating to the incoming communication;
determining a geographic location of the incoming communication from the area code information; and
communicating the geographic location to a user of the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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