Name-alias based delivery of subscriber services
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1. A method for resolving caller identity in a public switched telephone network (PSTN), the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting an attempt to establish a telephone call between a calling party and a called party coupled to different sides of the PSTN;
responsive to determining that multiple names resolve to an incoming telephone number for said telephone call, prompting said calling party from within the PSTN for clarifying information;
resolving an alias for said calling party based upon said clarifying information; and
,forwarding said alias to said called party over a data communications link established separately from a telephone link supporting the telephone call, wherein the data communications link originates in the PSTN and terminates with the called party.
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Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for name-alias based delivery of services through the public switched telephone network (PSTN). A method for resolving caller identity in a PSTN can include detecting an attempt to establish a telephone call between a calling party and a called party and prompting the calling party from within the PSTN for clarifying information. An alias for the calling party can be resolved based upon the clarifying information. Subsequently, the alias can be forwarded to the called party for use by the called party in identifying the calling party at the time of the telephone call.
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1. A method for resolving caller identity in a public switched telephone network (PSTN), the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting an attempt to establish a telephone call between a calling party and a called party coupled to different sides of the PSTN; responsive to determining that multiple names resolve to an incoming telephone number for said telephone call, prompting said calling party from within the PSTN for clarifying information; resolving an alias for said calling party based upon said clarifying information; and
,forwarding said alias to said called party over a data communications link established separately from a telephone link supporting the telephone call, wherein the data communications link originates in the PSTN and terminates with the called party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A name-alias resolution system for resolving caller identity in a public switched telephone network (PSTN), the system comprising:
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a telephone subscriber database disposed in a switch in a public switched telephone network (PSTN); a name-alias resolution processor disposed in said switch and coupled to said database, said name-alias resolution processor comprising program code enabled to prompt a calling party from within the PSTN for clarifying information responsive to determining that multiple names resolve to an incoming telephone number for said telephone call and resolve an alias for said calling party based upon said clarifying information; and
,a name resolution adapter disposed in said PSTN and coupled to each of said telephone subscriber database and name-alias resolution process in said PSTN, and to an subscribing services provider enterprise application coupled to the PSTN over a data communications link established separate from the telephone call, originating in the PSTN and terminating in the subscribing services provider enterprise application. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program for resolving caller identity in a public switched telephone network (PSTN), the computer program comprising a routine set of instructions which when executed by a machine cause the machine to perform the steps of:
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detecting an attempt to establish a telephone call between a calling party and a called party coupled to different sides of the PSTN; responsive to determining that multiple names resolve to an incoming telephone number for said telephone call, prompting said calling party from within the PSTN for clarifying information; resolving an alias for said calling party based upon said clarifying information; and
,forwarding said alias to said called party over a data communications link established separately from a telephone link supporting the telephone call, wherein the data communications link originates in the PSTN and terminates with the called party. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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