Method and system for providing the name of the state of a calling party

• US 5,982,867 A
• Filed: 11/27/1996
• Issued: 11/09/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: AT&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Ameritech Corp. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Book, Nancy, Kovarik, Jim, Urban, Ron
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong, Harry S.
• Application Number:
  US08/756,598
• Time in Patent Office: 1,077 Days
• Field of Search: 379/127, 379/142, 379/223, 379/227, 379/228, 379/230, 379/245, 379/246, 379/247, 379/260, 379/267, 379/201, 379/207, 379/220, 379/221
• US Class Current: 379/201.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/12 intelligent networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/22 Automatic class or number identification arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/02 Calling substations, e.g. by ringing selective calling H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13091 CLI, identification of calling line
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13097 Numbering, addressing
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13103 Memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13141 Hunting for free outlet, circuit or channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13204 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13345 Intelligent networks, SCP
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 Provisions for intelligent networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/72 Finding out and indicating number of calling subscriber

Abstract

A method for providing the names of the city and state of a calling party to a called party when the calling party'"'"'s name is unavailable. The method utilizes the calling party'"'"'s telephone number to determine the names of the city and state from which the calling party is calling. The method incorporates a database that contains combinations of telephone numbers and the names of the cities and states that correspond to the various combinations of numbers. In response to an indication that the name of the calling party is unavailable, the method accesses the databases and searches for the matching telephone number and corresponding city and state names. If the names are found, they are delivered to the calling party.

Claims

1. A method of determining a state name from which a telephone call originates comprising the steps of:

receiving a query from a central office of a called party; and

searching a database to analyze the query by determining whether a calling party name is available in the database;

identifying the state name of the calling party when the calling party name is not available in the database; and

automatically delivering the state name of the calling party to the called party.

2. The invention of claim 1 wherein the query includes a calling party'"'"'s ten digit telephone number.

3. The invention of claim 1 wherein the database is searched to determine whether the combination of the first three digits of a calling party'"'"'s ten digit telephone number and associated name are contained within the database.

4. The invention of claim 1 wherein the database is searched to identify the state name by searching for the combination of the first three digits of the calling party'"'"'s ten digit telephone number.

5. A method of determining a city name and a state name from which a telephone call originates comprising the step of:

receiving a query from a central office of a called party;

searching a database to analyze the query by determining whether a calling party name is available in the databases;

identifying the city name and state name of the calling party when the calling party name is not available in the database; and

automatically delivering the city name and the state name of the calling party to the called party.

6. The invention of claim 5 wherein the query includes a calling party'"'"'s ten digit telephone number.

7. The invention of claim 5 wherein the database is searched to determine whether the combination of the first three digits of a calling party'"'"'s ten digit telephone number and associated name is contained within the database.

8. The invention of claim 5 wherein the database is searched to identify the city and state names by searching for the combination of the first six digits of the calling party'"'"'s ten digit telephone number.

9. A method for determining a state name from which a telephone call originates comprising the steps of:

receiving a triggered query from a service switching point of a called party;

searching a database to analyze the triggered query by determining whether a calling party name is available in the database;

identifying the state name of the calling party when the calling party name is not available in the database; and

automatically delivering the state name of the calling party to the called party.

10. The invention of claim 9 wherein the triggered query includes a calling party'"'"'s ten digit telephone number.

11. The invention of claim 9 wherein the database is searched to determine whether the combination of the first three digits of a calling party'"'"'s ten digit telephone number and associated name are contained within the database.

12. The invention of claim 11 wherein the database is searched to identify the state name by searching for the combination of the first three digits of the calling party'"'"'s ten digit telephone number.

13. A method of determining a city name and a state name from which a telephone call originates comprising the steps of:

receiving a triggered query from a service switching point of a called party;

searching a database to analyze the triggered query by determining whether a called party name is available in the database;

identifying the city name and state name of the calling party when the calling party name is not available in the database; and

automatically delivering the city name and the state name of the calling party to the called party.

14. The invention of claim 13 wherein the triggered query includes a calling party'"'"'s ten digit telephone number.

15. The invention of claim 14 wherein the database is searched to determine whether the combination of the first three digits of a calling party'"'"'s ten digit telephone number and the associated name is contained within the database.

16. The invention of claim 15 wherein the database is searched to identify the city and state names by searching for the combination of the first six digits of the calling party'"'"'s ten digit telephone number.