Calling number verification service

• US 5,341,414 A
• Filed: 02/05/1992
• Issued: 08/23/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fred Popke
• Original Assignee: Fred Popke
• Inventors: Popke, Fred
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): LOOMIS, PAUL A
• Application Number:
  US07/831,680
• Time in Patent Office: 930 Days
• Field of Search: 379/142, 379/218, 379/201, 379/457, 379/127, 379/67, 379/68, 379/69, 379/245, 379/88, 379/210, 379/211
• US Class Current: 379/142.14
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/571 Blocking transmission of caller identification to called party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/72 Finding out and indicating number of calling subscriber

Abstract

A system which uses Automatic Number Identification (ANI) equipment and techniques and/or Caller ID equipment and techniques to provide a means for telecommunicators to verify if identifying information such as their telephone number or the location they are calling from is being passed to receiving parties and/or if their call blocking or rerouting methods to prevent this from happening are effective.

Claims

1. A method of processing a telecommunications transmission from a calling party to a terminating call processing system and providing said calling party with verification of said calling party'"'"'s originating telephone number comprising the steps of:

detecting at a first premise, remote from said system, an off-hook condition of said system'"'"'s telephone line;

automatically sending from said first premise a request-to-send signal in response to detecting the said system'"'"'s off-hook condition;

transmitting said calling party'"'"'s originating telephone number from said first premise to said system;

receiving said originating telephone number;

translating said originating telephone number into an audible format;

connecting said calling party to a source of audible presentation of said audible format.

2. A method of processing a telecommunications transmission from a calling party to a terminating call processing system and providing said calling party with verification of said calling party'"'"'s billing telephone number comprising the steps of:

detecting at a first premise, remote from said system, an off-hook condition of said system'"'"'s telephone line;

automatically sending from said first premise a request-to-send signal in response to detecting the said system'"'"'s off-hook condition;

transmitting said calling party'"'"'s billing telephone number from said first premise to said system;

receiving said billing telephone number;

translating said billing telephone number into an audible format;

connecting said calling party to a source of audible presentation of said audible format.

3. A method of processing a telecommunications transmission from a calling party to a terminating call processing system and providing said calling party with verification of said calling party'"'"'s blocking signal comprising the steps of:

detecting at a first premise, remote from said system, an off-hook condition of said system'"'"'s telephone line;

automatically sending from said first premise a request-to-send signal in response to detecting the said system'"'"'s off-hook condition;

transmitting said calling party'"'"'s blocking signal from said first premise to said system;

receiving said blocking signal;

translating said blocking signal into an audible format;

connecting said calling party to a source of audible presentation of said audible format.

4. A method of processing a telecommunications transmission from a calling party to a terminating call processing system and providing said calling party with verification of said calling party'"'"'s originating location comprising the steps of:

detecting at a first premise, remote from said system, an off-hook condition of said system'"'"'s telephone line;

automatically sending from said first premise a request-to-send signal in response to detecting the said system'"'"'s off-hook condition;

transmitting said calling party'"'"'s originating location from said first premise to said system;

receiving said originating location;

translating said originating location into an audible format;

connecting said calling party to a source of audible presentation of said audible format.