Caller ID spoofing
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1. A method of caller ID spoofing, said method comprising:
- (a) receiving a call at a first telecommunications facility from a calling party served by the first telecommunications facility, said call being intended for a called party;
(b) determining if a caller ID spoofing feature has been invoked for the call;
(c) if the caller ID spoofing feature has not been invoked for the call, then establishing true caller ID information for the calling party; and
,(d) if the caller ID spoofing feature has been invoked for the call, then establishing false caller ID information for the calling party.
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Abstract
A method of caller ID spoofing includes: receiving a call at a first telecommunications facility (30) from a calling party served by the first telecommunications facility (30), the call being intended for a called party; determining if a caller ID spoofing feature (33) has been invoked for the call; if the caller ID spoofing feature (33) has not been invoked for the call, then establishing true caller ID information for the calling party; and, if the caller ID spoofing feature (33) has been invoked for the call, then establishing false caller ID information for the calling party.
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1. A method of caller ID spoofing, said method comprising:
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(a) receiving a call at a first telecommunications facility from a calling party served by the first telecommunications facility, said call being intended for a called party; (b) determining if a caller ID spoofing feature has been invoked for the call; (c) if the caller ID spoofing feature has not been invoked for the call, then establishing true caller ID information for the calling party; and
,(d) if the caller ID spoofing feature has been invoked for the call, then establishing false caller ID information for the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for providing caller ID spoofing, said system comprising:
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means for receiving a call at a first telecommunications facility from a calling party served by the first telecommunications facility, said call being intended for a called party; and
,means for determining if a caller ID spoofing feature has been invoked for the call; wherein, if the caller ID spoofing feature has not been invoked for the call, then establishing true caller ID information for the calling party, otherwise if the caller ID spoofing feature has been invoked for the call, then establishing false caller ID information for the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a telecommunications network, a node supporting caller ID spoofing, said node comprising:
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means for receiving a call originated by a calling party using a terminal served by the node; means for determining if a caller ID spoofing service has been activated for the call; and
,means for establishing caller ID information for the calling party, said caller ID information being true if the caller ID spoofing service has not been activated, otherwise said caller ID information being false if the caller ID spoofing service has been activated. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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