Method and system for caller association
First Claim
1. A method for caller association, comprising:
- receiving from a user a first request for a number that may be called to reach the user;
generating a first number that may be called to reach the user;
communicating the first number to the user;
receiving from the user a first identifier associated with the first number, the first identifier comprising an identifier of a first party;
receiving a first call for the user at the first number;
generating a modified first identifier by augmenting or replacing caller identification information associated with the first call with the first identifier; and
communicating the first call and the modified first identifier to a communication device associated with the user.
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Abstract
A method for caller association includes receiving from a user a first request for a number that may be called to reach the user and generating a first number that may be called to reach the user. The method includes communicating the first number to the user and receiving from the user a first identifier associated with the first number. The first identifier comprises an identifier of a first party. The method includes receiving a first call for the user at the first number and communicating the first call and the first identifier to the user. The method may include storing the first identifier associated with the first number in a memory and retrieving the first identifier associated with the first number from the memory upon receipt of the first call for the user at the first number.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for caller association, comprising:
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receiving from a user a first request for a number that may be called to reach the user; generating a first number that may be called to reach the user; communicating the first number to the user; receiving from the user a first identifier associated with the first number, the first identifier comprising an identifier of a first party; receiving a first call for the user at the first number; generating a modified first identifier by augmenting or replacing caller identification information associated with the first call with the first identifier; and communicating the first call and the modified first identifier to a communication device associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for caller association, comprising:
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a number renderer operable to receive from a user at an interface a first request for a number that may be called to reach the user; a number generator coupled to the number renderer, the number generator operable to generate a first number that may be called to reach the user; the number renderer further operable to communicate the first number to the user; a number associator coupled to the number renderer, the number associator operable to; receive from the user a first identifier associated with the first number, the first identifier comprising an identifier of a first party; and store the first identifier associated with the first number in a memory coupled to the number associator; a number mapper coupled to the memory, the number mapper operable to retrieve the first identifier associated with the first number from the memory upon receipt of a first call for the user at the first number, the number mapper further operable to generate a modified first identifier by augmenting or replacing caller identification information associated with the first call with the first identifier; and the interface operable to communicate to a communication device associated with the user the first call and the modified first identifier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for caller association, comprising:
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means for receiving from a user a first request for a number that may be called to reach the user; means for generating a first number that may be called to reach the user; means for communicating the first number to the user; means for receiving from the user a first identifier associated with the first number, the first identifier comprising an identifier of a first party; means for receiving a first call for the user at the first number; means for generating a modified first identifier by augmenting or replacing caller identification information associated with the first call with the first identifier; and means for communicating the first call and the modified first identifier to a communication device associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. Software embodied in a computer readable medium, the computer readable medium comprising code operable to:
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receive from a user a first request for a number that may be called to reach the user; generate a first number that may be called to reach the user; communicate the first number to the user; receive from the user a first identifier associated with the first number, the first identifier comprising an identifier of a first party; receive a first call for the user at the first number; generate a modified first identifier by augmenting or replacing caller identification information associated with the first call with the first identifier; and communicate the first call and the modified first identifier to a communication device associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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