Provision of telephony caller ID service via common instant communications clients
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1. A method for supporting telephony services over a data network, the method comprising:
- determining that a voice session from a calling station is destined to called station associated with a user;
obtaining an identifier associated with the calling station;
determining an instant communication client of the user; and
forwarding the identifier over the data network to the instant communication client, wherein the voice session is terminated at the called station and the instant communication client displays the identifier.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for supporting telephony services over a data network. A communication network establishes a voice session from a calling station to a called station associated with a user. A service platform, in communication with the communication network, obtains Caller ID information corresponding to the voice session, and determines an instant communication client of the user. The Caller ID information is transmitted over the data network to the instant communication client for display of the Caller ID information.
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1. A method for supporting telephony services over a data network, the method comprising:
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determining that a voice session from a calling station is destined to called station associated with a user; obtaining an identifier associated with the calling station; determining an instant communication client of the user; and forwarding the identifier over the data network to the instant communication client, wherein the voice session is terminated at the called station and the instant communication client displays the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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