Method and apparatus for providing personal calling identification at remote locations
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1. A telecommunications system comprising:
- (a) at least two telephone stations interconnected by a telephone switching network;
each telephone station including;
(i) a telephone transceiver; and
(ii) processor means coupled to said telephone transceiver and operative under the control of a program for storing, for a single telephone call, a first incoming calling line identification (ICLID) number which corresponds to the telephone number of said telephone station and a second ICLID number provided by a user, said processor means further operative under the control of said program to transmit during the single telephone call, both said first and second ICLID numbers to a telephone switching network for transmission of said first and second ICLID numbers to at least one other telephone station.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for specifying alternative phone numbers to be used as Incoming Calling Line Identification (ICLID) numbers. When calling from a remote telephone station, the caller may provide personalized information including a telephone number and corresponding indicia, and indicate the telephone number is to be used as the ICLID number. Further, the caller may provide a personal message along with the telephone number and its accompanying indicia. Advantageously, callers may identify themselves, or for the purposes of ICLID, with their home or business telephone number even when they are calling from a different telephone station.
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1. A telecommunications system comprising:
- (a) at least two telephone stations interconnected by a telephone switching network;
each telephone station including;(i) a telephone transceiver; and (ii) processor means coupled to said telephone transceiver and operative under the control of a program for storing, for a single telephone call, a first incoming calling line identification (ICLID) number which corresponds to the telephone number of said telephone station and a second ICLID number provided by a user, said processor means further operative under the control of said program to transmit during the single telephone call, both said first and second ICLID numbers to a telephone switching network for transmission of said first and second ICLID numbers to at least one other telephone station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- (a) at least two telephone stations interconnected by a telephone switching network;
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8. A method of providing personalized communication services in a telecommunication system comprising a plurality of telephone stations and a switching network for interconnecting said plurality of telephone stations, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving, at said switching network, signals corresponding to a first telephone number supplied by a user at an originating telephone station, said first telephone number corresponding to a telephone number of a called party telephone station the user desires to call; (b) receiving, at said switching network for a single telephone call, signals corresponding to a second number supplied by the user at said originating telephone station, and further obtaining, by said switching network, a third telephone number associated with said originating telephone station; and (c) transmitting, for a single telephone call both said second and third numbers from said switching network towards said called party telephone station corresponding to said first telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 23, 24, 25)
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13. A method of providing personalized communication services in a telecommunication system comprising a plurality of telephone stations each associated with respective display means, and a switching network for coupling communication between ones of said plurality of telephone stations, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at said switching network, a first telephone number supplied by a user at an originating telephone station, said first telephone number corresponding to a telephone number of another telephone station the user desires to call; receiving, at said switching network, a visually displayable message provided by the user at said originating telephone station; and
transmitting, for a single telephone call, said displayable message and at least one number indicated by the user of the originating telephone station as incoming calling line identification (ICLID) signals towards said telephone station corresponding to said first telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A telephone operable in a telecommunications system, said telephone comprising:
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a telephone transceiver; and processor means coupled to said telephone transceiver and operative under the control of a program for storing a first number which corresponds to the telephone number of said telephone in the telecommunications system and a second number provided by a user of said telephone, said processor means further operative under the control of said program to transmit, for a single telephone call, said first and second numbers to a telephone switching network to enable transmission of incoming calling line identification (ICLID) signals corresponding to said first and second numbers to at least one other telephone station. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A telephone operable in a telecommunication system, said telephone comprising:
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means for receiving incoming calling line identification (ICLID) signals and extracting therefrom, for a single telephone call, both a first telephone number corresponding to a calling party telephone and a second number provided by a user of the calling party telephone and corresponding to a number associated with the user; and display means for displaying said first and second telephone numbers. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A telephone operable in a telecommunications system, said telephone comprising:
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means for receiving both incoming calling line identification (ICLID) signals and incoming signals corresponding to a visually displayable message supplied by a user of a calling party telephone, and for extracting from said ICLID signals at least one number indicated by the user of the calling party telephone; and display means for displaying said at least one number along with said visually displayable message.
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