Caller ID lookup

• US 6,782,086 B2
• Filed: 08/02/2001
• Issued: 08/24/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Clapper, Edward O.
• Primary Examiner(s): BARNIE, REXFORD N
• Application Number:
  US09/921,977
• Publication Number:
  US 20030026403A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,118 Days
• Field of Search: 379/142.01, 379/93.08, 379/100.08, 379/67.1, 379/88.12, 379/93.23, 379/93.27, 379/88.13, 379/88.19, 379/88.2, 379/88.21, 379/142.06, 379/142.15, 379/142.16, 379/142.17, 379/93.17, 379/93.24, 379/93.25
• US Class Current: 379/142.06
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/578 associated with a synthesized vocal announcement
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/652 Means for playing back the recorded messages by remote control over a telephone line H04M1/658 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/658 Means for redirecting recorded messages to other extensions or equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications

Abstract

A communication such as a telephone call is received, bearing identification information such as caller ID. The received audio signal, if any, is encoded and stored. The identification information is used to look up additional information about the sender of the communication, such as by using the caller ID information to search the internet, for example by doing a reverse telephone number lookup. The user is presented with a graphical representation of this, and prior, communications, such as via an html page, and can select individual communications for playback, deletion, and the like. If the user is at a remote location, the encoded communications may be forwarded to that location, such as in the form of email attachments.

Claims

1. An apparatus for use with a communication system, the apparatus comprising:

an appliance remote to the communication system comprising;

a first interface to receive, from the communication system, an audio communication and data to identify a sender of the audio communication;

an encoder to encode the audio communication;

storage to store the encoded audio communication;

a second interface to retrieve, from the communication system separately from receipt of the audio communication, additional data to identify the sender; and

a display coupled to the storage, to generate a visual representation of the encoded audio communication and the additional data to identify the sender.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an html composer.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising:

an email program to send an email containing the encoded audio communication over the second interface.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a speaker.

5. A method comprising:

receiving from a communication system, at an appliance remote to the communication system, an audio communication and data to identify a sender of the audio communication;

encoding the audio communication;

storing the encoded audio communication;

receiving from the communication system separately from receipt of the audio communication, additional data to identify the sender; and

displaying a visual representation of the encoded audio communication and the additional data to identify the sender.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising retrieving the additional data from a remote website.

7. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

sending an email containing the encoded audio communication from the remote appliance.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the email includes the visual representation.