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Calling party identifying apparatus and method therefor

  • US 5,602,908 A
  • Filed: 05/18/1995
  • Issued: 02/11/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/18/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A calling party identifying apparatus comprising, in combination:

  • ring detector means coupled to a pair of external telephone lines for detecting a call from a calling party;

    code receiver means coupled to said pair of external telephone lines for detecting identification information from said calling party via said external telephone lines;

    microprocessor means coupled to said ring detector means and said code receiver means for responding to detection of said call and receiving identification information of said calling party from said code receiver means;

    memory means coupled to said microprocessor means for programmably storing different personal information each of which includes a name of a person, preference degree of said person, preferred hours for said person to call, and telephone number of said person;

    key pad means including a plurality of key switches coupled to said microprocessor for inputting personal information of a potential calling party;

    LCD means coupled to said microprocessor means for displaying said personal information of said calling party after said microprocessor means receives said identification information of said calling party; and

    first preference indicating means, including a plurality of lights thereon, for representing said preference degree;

    said microprocessor means responds to reception of said identification information of said calling party and searches for said telephone number of said calling party from said memory means and displays located personal information including the name of said calling party, preference degree of said calling party, and said telephone number of said calling party on said LCD means when said telephone number of said calling party is present in said memory means, otherwise said microprocessor means merely responds by displaying said telephone number on said LCD means.

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