Method and apparatus for providing calling number identification alias in communications system
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1. A method to provide a calling number identifier for a wireless telephone associated with a wired telephone number, comprising:
- processing a telephone call placed by a calling party from the wireless telephone, wherein the calling party wishes to provide information with respect to the wired telephone number in lieu of information with respect to the wireless telephone number;
wherein processing the telephone call includes transmitting only a dialed number along with a wireless telephone number;
automatically searching an alias database for the wired telephone number associated with the wireless telephone number and the calling party; and
transmitting the wired telephone number as the calling number identifier for the telephone call in lieu of the wireless telephone number.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus to provide a calling number identifier alias in a communications system having a wireless telephone associated with a wired telephone number, such as a wireless office service communications system. When a telephone call is placed from the wireless telephone, an alias database is searched to determine the associated wired telephone number. The telephone number of the wired telephone is used as an alias for the purpose of the calling number identifier.
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1. A method to provide a calling number identifier for a wireless telephone associated with a wired telephone number, comprising:
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processing a telephone call placed by a calling party from the wireless telephone, wherein the calling party wishes to provide information with respect to the wired telephone number in lieu of information with respect to the wireless telephone number;
wherein processing the telephone call includes transmitting only a dialed number along with a wireless telephone number;
automatically searching an alias database for the wired telephone number associated with the wireless telephone number and the calling party; and
transmitting the wired telephone number as the calling number identifier for the telephone call in lieu of the wireless telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus to provide a calling number identifier for a wireless telephone associated with a wired telephone number to a called party, comprising:
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a wireless switch coupled to a communications network and configured to route a telephone call placed by a calling party from the wireless telephone to the communications network;
wherein the calling party wishes to provide information with respect to the wired telephone number in lieu of information with respect to the wireless telephone number;
an alias database associating the wired telephone number with a mobile identification number representing the wireless telephone and with the calling party; and
a service control point coupled to the wireless switch and the alias database, the service control point configured to access the alias database to automatically substitute the wired telephone number as the calling number identifier of the telephone call from the wireless telephone to the called party without additional interaction by the calling party beyond placing the telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. The apparatus of claim it, further comprising:
a private branch exchange coupled between said wireless switch and the communications network, and further coupled to the wired telephone, said private branch exchange configured to use the wired telephone number as the calling number identifier of a telephone call from the wired telephone.
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13. An apparatus to provide a calling number identifier for a wireless telephone associated with a wired telephone number to a called party, comprising:
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means for processing a telephone call placed by a calling party from the wireless telephone, wherein the calling party wishes to provide information with respect to the wired telephone number in lieu of information with respect to the wireless telephone number;
means for automatically searching an alias database for the wired telephone number associated with the wireless telephone and the calling party, wherein no interaction is required by the calling party beyond making the telephone call; and
means for transmitting the wired telephone number as the calling number identifier for the telephone call to the called party. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method to provide a calling number identifier for a wireless telephone associated with a wired telephone number, comprising;
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placing a telephone call by entering only a telephone number to be called from a wireless telephone, wherein the wireless telephone lacks alias associating software;
processing the telephone call placed by the wireless telephone, wherein processing the telephone call includes transmitting only a dialed number along wit a wireless telephone number;
automatically searching an alias database for the wired telephone number associated with the wireless telephone number; and
transmitting the wired telephone number as the calling number identifier to a called party. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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