Method and system for providing calling name identification
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1. A system for identifying a name associated with a calling party'"'"'s telephone number, the system comprising:
- a first network element operative to;
determine whether there are any restrictions on the disclosure of a name associated with a calling party'"'"'s telephone number;
obtain the name associated with the calling party'"'"'s telephone number when it is determined that the calling party'"'"'s telephone number is present in a database; and
transmit the name associated with the calling party'"'"'s telephone number to a second network element.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for identifying a name associated with a calling party'"'"'s telephone number are disclosed. Generally, a first network element determines whether there are any restrictions on the disclosure of a name associated with a calling party'"'"'s telephone number; obtain the name associated with the calling party'"'"'s telephone number when it is determined that the calling party'"'"'s telephone number is present in a database; and transmit the name associated with the calling party'"'"'s telephone to a second network element.
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1. A system for identifying a name associated with a calling party'"'"'s telephone number, the system comprising:
a first network element operative to; determine whether there are any restrictions on the disclosure of a name associated with a calling party'"'"'s telephone number; obtain the name associated with the calling party'"'"'s telephone number when it is determined that the calling party'"'"'s telephone number is present in a database; and transmit the name associated with the calling party'"'"'s telephone number to a second network element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for identifying a name associated with a calling party'"'"'s telephone number, the method comprising:
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determining whether there are any restrictions on the disclosure of a name associated with a calling party'"'"'s telephone number; obtaining the name associated with the calling party'"'"'s telephone when it is determined that the calling party'"'"'s telephone number is present in a database; and transmitting the name associated with the calling party'"'"'s telephone number to a network element when it is determined there are no restrictions on the disclosure of the name associated with the calling party'"'"'s telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions for identifying a name associated with the a calling party'"'"'s telephone number, the set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:
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determining whether there are any restrictions on the disclosure of a name associated with a calling party'"'"'s telephone number; obtaining the name associated with the calling party'"'"'s telephone when it is determined that the calling party'"'"'s telephone number is present in a database; and transmitting the name associated with the calling party'"'"'s telephone number to a network element when it is determined there are no restrictions on the disclosure of the name associated with the calling party'"'"'s telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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