Method and system for providing enhanced caller identification

• US 7,804,946 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2007
• Issued: 09/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: McBlain, Thomas Joseph, Moss, John Wesley
• Primary Examiner(s): Tieu; Binh K
• Application Number:
  US11/739,568
• Publication Number:
  US 20070232283A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,253 Days
• Field of Search: 379/88.19, 379/88.2, 379/88.21, 379/93.23, 379/142.01, 379/142.02, 379/142.03, 379/142.04, 379/142.06, 379/142.09, 379/142.14, 379/142.15, 379/245
• US Class Current: 379/142.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/571 Blocking transmission of caller identification to called party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/663 Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2005 Temporarily overriding a service configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2011 Service processing based on information specified by a party before or during a call, e.g. information, tone or routing selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/22 Automatic class or number identification arrangements
• 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 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13091 CLI, identification of calling line
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13095 PIN / Access code, authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13103 Memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13176 Common channel signaling, CCS7
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13204 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13216 Code signals, frame structure
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13256 Call screening
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13282 Call forward, follow-me, call diversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13345 Intelligent networks, SCP
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13375 Electronic mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13377 Recorded announcement
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13396 : Signaling in general, in-band signalling
• 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

A system (100) and method deliver audible caller identification information when standard Caller ID information can not be provided, even when a subscriber to the service has per line blocking. A service control point (106) detects the directory number to which a terminating attempt trigger is assigned and places this directory number in a parameter for transmission to a service switching point (102) using a forward_call message (206). The per line blocking function does not interfere with transmission of this parameter so that the called party'"'"'s directory number can be passed for processing and call completion by the system.

Claims

1. A method for providing telecommunication services, the method comprising:

communicating a call from a calling communication station to a network device, wherein the call is directed to a called communication station;

receiving a termination attempt from the network device;

evaluating, in response to the termination attempt, whether caller identification information related to the calling communication station can be provided to the called communication station; and

communicating a call forward message comprising an identifier for the called communication station and a presentation indicator set to permit presentation, wherein the call forward message is configured to direct the network device to prompt the calling communication station to provide audible caller identification information to the called communication station based on the caller identification information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the audible caller identification information includes one or more call completion options.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the network device is a terminating switch.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining a calling party identifier in the received termination attempt;

including the calling party identifier as the identifier in the call forward message;

setting the presentation indicator for the calling party identifier to permit presentation.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining the presentation indicator related to the calling communication station in the termination attempt; and

setting the presentation indicator for the calling party identifier to restrict presentation if the caller identification information can not be provided.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

analyzing the presentation indicator related to the calling communication station; and

setting the presentation indicator for the calling party identifier to restrict presentation if the caller identification information can not be provided.

6. A method for providing telecommunication services, the method comprising:

directing a communication from a calling communication station to a called communication station;

receiving the communication at a network device interposed between the calling communication station and the called communication station;

analyzing the communication to determine if the calling communication station provided caller identification information

determining if the caller identification information can be provided to the called communication station;

communicating a call forward message, the call forward message comprising;

an identifier associated with the called communication station; and

a presentation indicator;

wherein the call forward message is configured to direct the network device to prompt the calling communication station to provide audible caller identification information to the called communication station based on the caller identification information.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the audible caller identification information includes one or more call completion options.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein network device is a terminating switch.

9. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

determining a calling party identifier in the received communication;

including the calling party identifier as the identifier in the call forward message;

setting the presentation indicator for the calling party identifier to permit presentation.