IP-enabled information delivery

• US 8,488,754 B1
• Filed: 10/17/2007
• Issued: 07/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: First Orion Corporation
• Original Assignee: Accudata Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Martino, Monica Rose, Cleghorn, Taylor
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Vivian
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kim, Paul
• Application Number:
  US11/974,944
• Time in Patent Office: 2,099 Days
• Field of Search: 379/93.03, 379/93.23, 379/142.01, 379/142.04, 379/142.06, 379/142.1, 379/93.25, 455/415, 370/352
• US Class Current: 379/93.25
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 Provisions for intelligent networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/205 Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

A method, system, and computer readable medium comprising instructions for providing Internet protocol enabled information delivery are provided. Information from a calling party is received at an Internet protocol enabled device. A lookup of information relating to the calling party is performed in a database via an Internet protocol connection. A message is received from the database comprising information relating to the calling party.

Claims

1. A method for providing Internet protocol enabled information delivery, the method comprising:

receiving information from a calling party, at an Internet protocol enabled device, comprising an identifier of the calling party;

performing, by the Internet protocol enabled device, a lookup of information relating to the calling party in a database via an Internet protocol connection;

wherein the performing comprises;

recognizing, by the Internet protocol enabled device, the identifier of the calling party; and

sending, by the Internet protocol enabled device, a query for information relating to the calling party to the database based on the identifier via the Internet protocol connection;

receiving a message from the database, by the Internet protocol enabled device, comprising information relating to the calling party;

determining, by the Internet protocol enabled device, whether a software download is necessary for the Internet protocol enabled device to recognize the identifier information; and

downloading, by the Internet protocol enabled device, the software when the download is necessary.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an identifier, by the Internet protocol enabled device, of a called party.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the Internet protocol enabled device, whether a called number is a paying subscriber by verifying with a database or a Website.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the Internet protocol enabled device, whether the identifier is located in the database; and

returning, by the Internet protocol enabled device, information relating to the calling party if the identifier is located in the database.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

matching the identifier of the calling party against a plurality of identifiers stored in the Internet protocol enabled device by said device; and

retrieving information relating to the calling party by the Internet protocol enabled device when a match exists.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the database is at least one of a calling name database and another database.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, by the Internet protocol enabled device, the information relating to the calling party on a display of the Internet protocol enabled device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the information relating to the calling party comprises at least one of a telephone number of the calling party, a name, a city, a state, an address, a photo, a video, a text, a hyperlink, and any other information that can be sent via the Internet protocol connection.

9. A system for providing Internet protocol enabled information delivery, comprising:

at least one Internet protocol enabled device configured to receive information from a calling party comprising an identifier of the calling party;

at least one database configured to store information relating to the calling party, wherein the at least one database is communicably coupled to the at least one wireless Internet protocol enabled device; and

at least one Web database configured to store software to identify the calling party, wherein the at least one Web database communicably coupled to the at least one wireless Internet protocol enabled device via the Internet,

wherein the at least one Internet protocol enabled device is configured to receive information from the calling party, perform a lookup of information relating to the calling party in a database via an Internet Protocol connection, and receive a message from the at least one database, and

the at least one Internet protocol enabled device is configured to determine whether a software download is necessary for the Internet protocol enabled device to recognize the identifier information, and to download the software from the Web database when the download is necessary;

wherein the at least one Internet protocol enabled device is further configured to recognize the identifier of the calling party, and send a query for information relating to the calling party to the database based on the identifier.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one Internet protocol enabled device is further configured to determine whether the identifier is located in the database, and return information relating to the calling party when the identifier is located in the database.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one Internet protocol enabled device is further configured to match the identifier of the calling party against a plurality of identifiers stored in the Internet protocol enabled device, and retrieve information relating to the calling party from the Internet protocol enabled device when a match exists.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one database is at least one of a calling name database and another database.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one Internet protocol enabled device is further configured to display the information relating to the calling party on a display of the Internet protocol enabled device.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the information relating to the calling party comprises at least one of a telephone number of the calling party, a name, a city, a state, an address, a photo, a video, a text, a hyperlink, and any other information that can be sent via the Internet protocol connection.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions for:

receiving information from a calling party at an Internet protocol enabled device comprising an identifier of the calling party;

performing a lookup of information relating to the calling party in a database via an Internet protocol connection;

recognizing the identifier of the calling party; and

sending a query for information relating to the calling party to the database based on the identifier;

receiving a message from the database comprising information relating to the calling party;

determining, by the Internet protocol enabled device, whether a software download is necessary for the Internet protocol enabled device to recognize the identifier information; and

downloading, by the Internet protocol enabled device, the software when the download is necessary.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising instructions for:

determining whether the identifier is located in the database; and

returning information relating to the calling party when the identifier is located in the database.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising instructions for:

displaying the information relating to the calling party on a display of the Internet protocol enabled device.