Caller name and identification communication system with caller screening option
First Claim
1. A telecommunication system involving caller name delivery service, the system comprises:
- means for intercepting a call from a calling subscriber to a desired called subscriber;
means, responsive to receipt of the intercepted call, for playing a called subscriber announcement requesting voice identification of the calling subscriber;
means for recording a voice identification on a recording medium;
means for reviewing a caller screen list of undesired calls to determine whether the intercepted call is on the caller screen list;
means for initiating a call to the called subscriber and transmitting to the called subscriber the recorded voice identification; and
means for requesting the called party to accept the call from the calling subscriber.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a caller name delivery service telecommunication system having caller screening and other options. The system includes intercepting a call from a calling subscriber to a desired called subscriber, as a first option, prompting the caller to either speak his or her name, or speak or punch a pin number as a second option, reviewing caller screen and caller pass-through lists to determine whether the intercepted call is on either list, playing a called subscriber announcement requesting voice identification of the calling subscriber, recording the voice identification on a recording medium, transmitting to the called subscriber the recorded voice message, recording the telephone number of the calling subscriber and playing the voice identification in a voice format by means of text to speech or recorded digits to speech technology, and requesting the called party to accept the call by a plurality of different options. The present invention also includes a method for telecommunications involving caller name delivery services.
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24 Claims
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1. A telecommunication system involving caller name delivery service, the system comprises:
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means for intercepting a call from a calling subscriber to a desired called subscriber; means, responsive to receipt of the intercepted call, for playing a called subscriber announcement requesting voice identification of the calling subscriber; means for recording a voice identification on a recording medium; means for reviewing a caller screen list of undesired calls to determine whether the intercepted call is on the caller screen list; means for initiating a call to the called subscriber and transmitting to the called subscriber the recorded voice identification; and means for requesting the called party to accept the call from the calling subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for telecommunications involving caller name delivery service, the method comprising:
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intercepting a call from a calling subscriber to a desired called subscriber; playing a called subscriber announcement requesting voice identification from the calling subscriber of the intercepted call; recording a voice identification from the calling subscriber on a recording medium; reviewing a caller screen list of undesired calls to determine whether the intercepted call is on the caller screen list; initiating a call to the called subscriber and transmitting to the called subscriber the recorded voice identification; playing the recorded voice identification in a voice format; and requesting the called party to accept the call from the calling subscriber by a plurality of means. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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