Method for providing caller identification to a call recipient
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1. A method for providing identification information to a recipient, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an option to select from among a set of candidate displayable source indicators;
(b) selecting from among the set of candidate displayable source indicators to provide at least one selected displayable source indicator;
(c) attempting to initiate a communication with a second communication unit, which attempt includes transmission of information including said at least one selected displayable source indicator.
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Abstract
An originator of a communication (110) selects from among a set of candidate displayable source indicators, which displayable source indicators can include both a unit ID and alias IDs, and then attempts to initiate a communication with a recipient communication unit (111). The attempt to initiate communication includes transmission of information, including the selected displayable source indicator. This allows a transmitting communication unit to most appropriately identify itself to a receiving communication unit.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for providing identification information to a recipient, the method comprising the steps of:
in a first communication unit; (a) providing an option to select from among a set of candidate displayable source indicators; (b) selecting from among the set of candidate displayable source indicators to provide at least one selected displayable source indicator; (c) attempting to initiate a communication with a second communication unit, which attempt includes transmission of information including said at least one selected displayable source indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing identification information to a recipient, the method comprising the steps of:
in a first communication unit; (a) providing a set of candidate displayable source indicators; (b) providing an option to select from among the set of candidate displayable source indicators; (c) selecting from among the set of candidate displayable source indicators to provide at least one selected displayable source indicator; (d) attempting to initiate a communication with a second communication unit, which attempt includes transmission of information including said at least one selected displayable source indicator. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing identification information to a recipient, the method comprising the steps of:
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in a communication network; (a) providing a set of candidate displayable source indicators; in a first communication unit; (b) providing an option to select from among a set of candidate displayable source indicators; (c) selecting from among the set of candidate displayable source indicators to provide at least one selected displayable source indicator; (d) attempting to initiate a communication with a second communication unit, which attempt includes transmission of information including said at least one selected displayable source indicator; in the communication network; (e) receiving the transmission of information; (f) using the information to select from among the set of candidate displayable source indicators to retrieve said at least one selected displayable source indicator; (g) transmitting a message to the second communication unit which includes information in a form appropriate to allow display of said at least one selected displayable source indicator. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. In an RF communication system, a method for providing identification information to a recipient, the method comprising the steps of:
in a first RF communication unit having keys for inputting information and a display for viewing information; (a) providing an option to select from among a set of candidate displayable source indicators, which source indicators include a unit ID and at least one alias ID; (b) using the keys to select from among the set of candidate displayable source indicators to provide at least one selected displayable source indicator, which selected source indicator is viewable on the display; (c) attempting to initiate a communication with a second RF communication unit by requesting a voice channel assignment, wherein requesting a voice channel assignment includes transmission of said at least one selected displayable source indicator.
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23. A method for providing identification information to a recipient, the method comprising the steps of:
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in an RF communication system; (a) providing a set of candidate displayable source indicators, which source indicators include a unit ID and at least one alias ID; in a first RF communication unit having keys for inputting information and a display for viewing information; (b) providing an option to select from among the set of candidate displayable source indicators; (c) using the keys to select from among the set of candidate displayable source indicators to provide at least one selected displayable source indicator, which selected source indicator is viewable on the display; (d) attempting to initiate a communication with a second RF communication unit by requesting a voice channel assignment, which request includes transmission of information including said at least one selected displayable source indicator; in the RF communication system; (e) receiving the transmission of information; (f) using the information to select from among the set of candidate displayable source indicators to retrieve said at least one selected displayable source indicator; (g) transmitting a voice channel assignment to the second RF communication unit which includes information in a form appropriate to allow display of said at least one selected displayable source indicator.
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