Intermediary Device Based Callee Identification
First Claim
1. A method for informing a caller of a callee identity, comprising:
- detecting a call receipt condition from a destination device at a trusted telephone network;
brokering a connection between said destination device and an external server enabled to perform a callee identity authentication service; and
responsive to receiving, from said external server, an authenticated callee identity of a callee utilizing said destination device, transferring said authenticated callee identity to an origin device, such that a caller initiating said call at said origin device is informed of an identity of a party answering said call.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and products for informing a caller of a callee identity are disclosed that include: detecting a call receipt condition from a destination device at a trusted telephone network; brokering a connection between said destination device and an external server enabled to perform a callee identity authentication service; and responsive to receiving, from said external server, an authenticated callee identity of a callee utilizing said destination device, transferring said authenticated callee identity to an origin device, such that a caller initiating said call at said origin device is informed of an identity of a party answering said call.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for informing a caller of a callee identity, comprising:
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detecting a call receipt condition from a destination device at a trusted telephone network;
brokering a connection between said destination device and an external server enabled to perform a callee identity authentication service; and
responsive to receiving, from said external server, an authenticated callee identity of a callee utilizing said destination device, transferring said authenticated callee identity to an origin device, such that a caller initiating said call at said origin device is informed of an identity of a party answering said call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for informing a caller of a callee identity, comprising:
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a trusted telephone network enabled to process a call;
means for detecting a call receipt condition from a destination device at said trusted telephone network;
means for brokering a connection between said destination device and an external server enabled to perform a callee identity authentication service; and
means responsive to receiving, from said external server, an authenticated callee identity of a callee utilizing said destination device, for transferring said authenticated callee identity to an origin device to inform a caller initiating said call at said origin device of an identity of a party answering said call. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for informing a caller of a callee identity, comprising:
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a recording medium;
means, recorded on said recording medium, for detecting a call receipt condition from a destination device at said trusted telephone network;
means, recorded on said recording medium, for brokering a connection between said destination device and an external server enabled to perform a callee identity authentication service; and
means, recorded on said recording medium, for transferring an authenticated callee identity received from said external server to an origin device to inform a caller initiating said call at said origin device of an identity of a party answering said call. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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