Methods and devices for forwarding identification data
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1. A device for forwarding Internet addresses comprising:
- an input/output unit adapted to input a communication number associated with a far-end device;
a control unit adapted to compare the number input to stored communication numbers, wherein the input/output unit is further adapted to output at least one Internet address to a near-end device over a data link selected from the group consisting of a CID data link and a Type 2 CID data link when the number input matches a stored communication number even though the far-end device has not communicated with the near-end device.
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Abstract
Supplied with only a telephone number, a device is capable of locating and then forwarding the name and/or address associated with the telephone number. The name or address is forwarded to a near-end device, such as a telephone, using an existing caller identity delivery (“CID”) data link.
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1. A device for forwarding Internet addresses comprising:
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an input/output unit adapted to input a communication number associated with a far-end device;
a control unit adapted to compare the number input to stored communication numbers, wherein the input/output unit is further adapted to output at least one Internet address to a near-end device over a data link selected from the group consisting of a CID data link and a Type 2 CID data link when the number input matches a stored communication number even though the far-end device has not communicated with the near-end device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A programmed medium for controlling the forwarding of Internet addresses comprising:
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program code adapted to control input of a communication number associated with a far-end device;
program code adapted to control a comparison of the number input to stored communication numbers; and
program code adapted to control output of at least one Internet address to a near-end device over a data link selected from the group consisting of a CID data link and a Type 2 CID data link when the number input matches a stored communication number even though the far-end device has not communicated with the near-end device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for forwarding Internet addresses comprising:
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inputting a communication number associated with a far-end device;
comparing the number input to stored communication numbers; and
outputting at least one Internet address to a near-end device over a data link selected from the group consisting of a CID data link and a Type 2 CID data link when the number input matches a stored communication number even though the far-end device has not communicated with the near-end device. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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