Method and apparatus for forwarding caller identification for a credit card or calling card call to an automatic number identification system of a telephone network
First Claim
1. A method for providing additional automatic number identification (ANI) data to a called party in a call from a calling party calling from a terminal other than a terminal associated with said calling party, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving ANI data associated with said calling party and including at least one of a credit card number and a calling card number;
retrieving said additional ANI data stored in a database, said additional ANI data being associated in said database with said at least one of the credit card number and the calling card number, said additional ANI data further identifying said calling party; and
forwarding said additional ANI data to said called party.
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Abstract
A telecommunication system enables a called party having a caller identification device to learn the identity of a calling party although the calling party is a credit card caller, a calling card caller, a caller using an Intelligent/Agent service, a caller using a pager, or a caller connected to a PBX system. If the calling party'"'"'s automatic number identification (ANI) does not fully identify the calling party, information stored in a database is used to supplement the ANI so that the calling party can be identified.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for providing additional automatic number identification (ANI) data to a called party in a call from a calling party calling from a terminal other than a terminal associated with said calling party, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving ANI data associated with said calling party and including at least one of a credit card number and a calling card number; retrieving said additional ANI data stored in a database, said additional ANI data being associated in said database with said at least one of the credit card number and the calling card number, said additional ANI data further identifying said calling party; and forwarding said additional ANI data to said called party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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5. An apparatus for forwarding automatic number identification (ANI) to a called party in a call from a calling party calling from a terminal other than a terminal associated with said calling party, the apparatus comprising:
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a switch for routing the call by said calling party wherein said switch receives ANI data associated with said calling party; a programmable device having a memory for storing data further identifying said calling party wherein said programmable device communicates with said switch; circuitry located in said programmable device for comparing ANI data received from said switch and said stored data further identifying said calling party, wherein said ANI data received from said switch includes at least one of a calling card number and a credit card number, and a switch for forwarding said stored data further identifying said calling party based on a result of said comparing circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing additional automatic number identification (ANI) data to a called party from a network in a call from a calling party calling from a terminal other than a terminal associated with said calling party, the method comprising the steps of:
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initiating the call from a voice-activated Agent; receiving ANI data associated with said calling party from a switch, said ANI data including at least one of a credit card number and a calling card number; determining if said ANI data identifies said calling party; retrieving additional ANI data; comparing ANI data with said additional ANI data to determine if said additional ANI data further identifies said calling party; and forwarding to said called party said additional ANI data if said additional ANI data further identifies said calling party. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. In a telephone network, an apparatus for providing additional data that further identifies a calling party in a call from the calling party calling from a terminal other than a terminal associated with the calling party the apparatus comprising:
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a first switch for routing the call by the calling party wherein the switch is configured to receive first automatic number identification (ANI) data associated with the calling party, the first ANI data including at least one of a credit card number and a calling card number associated with the calling party; a storage device connected to the first switch for storing additional data that further identifies the calling party and for associating the first ANI data with the additional data, the additional data being different from the first ANI data; and a second switch for forwarding the additional data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. In a telephone network, a method for providing additional data that further identifies a calling party in a call from the calling party calling from a terminal other than a terminal associated with the calling party, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving first automatic number identification (ANI) data associated with the calling party and including at least one of a credit card number and a calling card number; retrieving additional data associated with the at least one of the credit card number and the calling card number, the additional data further identifying the calling party; and forwarding the additional data through the telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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