User selected Caller ID override
First Claim
1. A method for providing universal shared caller identification information comprising:
- detecting and decoding an incoming communication from one of a plurality of different communications addresses to a called party communications address, the plurality of different communication addresses comprising a telecommunication address and a data communications address;
associating the communications address of the incoming communication with a universal, shared caller identification, the universal, shared caller identification comprising one incoming calling line identification signal that is common for each of the plurality of communications addresses;
detecting and decoding an outgoing communication from one of the plurality of different communications addresses to a third party communications address;
associating the universal, shared caller identification with the third party communications address, the third party communications address comprising third party network identification information;
initiating a communication of the universal, shared caller identification and the third party network identification information to a called party communications address.
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Abstract
Universal caller identification services are provided to enable a subscriber to maintain his or her identity by communicating an outgoing communication from any one of a plurality of different communications and communicating a communications signal to a called party communications address with a Universal CallerID to always identify the calling party. Further exemplary embodiments provide the Universal CallerID signal and a third party identifier to a called party and/or the Universal CallerID signal and a called party identifier to a third party. The Universal CallerID signal and a third party identifier and/or the Universal CallerID signal and a called party identifier may include text, video, voice, and/or digital data.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing universal shared caller identification information comprising:
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detecting and decoding an incoming communication from one of a plurality of different communications addresses to a called party communications address, the plurality of different communication addresses comprising a telecommunication address and a data communications address; associating the communications address of the incoming communication with a universal, shared caller identification, the universal, shared caller identification comprising one incoming calling line identification signal that is common for each of the plurality of communications addresses; detecting and decoding an outgoing communication from one of the plurality of different communications addresses to a third party communications address; associating the universal, shared caller identification with the third party communications address, the third party communications address comprising third party network identification information; initiating a communication of the universal, shared caller identification and the third party network identification information to a called party communications address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A communications system, comprising:
a universal caller identification application for detecting and decoding an incoming communication from one of a plurality of different communications addresses to a called party communications address, for detecting and decoding an outgoing communication to a third party communications address, for associating the communications address of the incoming communication with a universal, shared caller identification, the universal, shared caller identification comprising one incoming calling line identification signal that is common for each of the plurality of communications addresses, and for associating the third party communications address with third party identification information.
- 14. The system of claim 14, the universal, shared caller identification comprising text, voice, video, and electronic data.
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15. A computer program product, comprising instructions for:
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detecting and decoding an incoming communication from one of a plurality of different communications addresses to a called party communications address, the plurality of different communication addresses comprising a telecommunication address and a data communications address; associating the communications address of the incoming communication with a universal, shared caller identification, the universal, shared caller identification comprising one incoming calling line identification signal that is common for each of the plurality of communications addresses; detecting and decoding an outgoing communication from one of the plurality of different communications addresses to a third party communications address; associating the universal, shared caller identification with the third party communications address, the third party communications address comprising third party network identification information; initiating a communication of the universal, shared caller identification and the third party network identification information to a called party communications address. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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