Method and system for providing location information associated with a calling party

• US 7,450,706 B2
• Filed: 05/14/2007
• Issued: 11/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Book, Nancy, Kovarik, Jim, Urban, Ron
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong; Harry S
• Application Number:
  US11/803,194
• Publication Number:
  US 20070217587A1
• Time in Patent Office: 547 Days
• Field of Search: 379/127.01, 379/142.06, 379/142.1, 379/201.01, 379/207.12, 379/220.01, 379/221.08, 379/223, 379/227, 379/228, 379/230, 379/245, 379/246, 379/247, 379/260, 379/267
• US Class Current: 379/207.12
• 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

Systems and methods for providing location information associated with a calling party are disclosed. Generally, a query is received from a network element. A location associated with a calling party is identified in response to receipt of the query, and an indication of the location is transmitted for delivery to a called party.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a database; and

a processor operable to identify a location associated with a calling party in response to a received query from a network element and further operable to transmit an indication of the location for delivery to a called party;

wherein the processor is operable to identify the location associated with the calling party when the calling party'"'"'s name is not contained in the database.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the network element is disposed in a public switched telephone network.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the location comprises a city.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the location comprises a state.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the location comprises a city and a state.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the network element is a service switching point.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the network element is a service control point.

8. A method comprising:

receiving a query from a network element;

identifying a location associated with a calling party in response to receipt of the query;

determined a name of the calling party is unavailable; and

transmitting an indication of the location for delivery to a called party.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the network element is disposed in a public switched telephone network.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the location comprises a city.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the location comprises a state.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the location associated with the calling party is identified in response to determining the name of the calling party is unavailable.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

transmitting the indication of the location to the network element.

14. A computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions, the set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:

receiving a query from a network element;

identifying a location associated with a calling party in response to receipt of the query;

determining a name of the calling party is unavailable; and

transmitting an indication of the location for delivery to a called party.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the network element is disposed in a public switched telephone network.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the location associated with the calling party is identified in response to determining the name of the calling party is unavailable.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising a set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:

transmitting the indication of the location to the network element.

18. A method comprising

receiving a query from a network element;

determining a name of a calling party is unavailable;

identifying a location associated with the calling party in response to determining the name of the calling party is unavailable; and

transmitting an indication of the location for delivery to a called party.

19. A computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions, the set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:

receiving a query from a network element;

determining a name of a calling party is unavailable;

identifying a location associated with the calling party in response to determining the name of the calling party is unavailable; and

transmitting an indication of the location for delivery to a called party.