Providing additional information to called parties
First Claim
1. A method for providing additional information to a called party in a communications network, the method comprising:
- receiving a call from a calling party;
performing a lookup of information relating to the calling party in a database based on an identifier of the calling party; and
providing the information to a called party when the information is located in the database, whereinthe information provided to the called party is intended for the called party and determined based on a number of the called party.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer readable medium for providing additional information to called parties comprises receiving a call from a calling party, performing a lookup of information associated with the calling party in a database via an Internet Protocol connection, receiving the information from the database, and forwarding the information to a called party. The system comprises at least one device for receiving a call from a calling party, and at least one database for storing information associated with the calling party, wherein the at least one device is operable to perform a lookup of information associated with the calling party in a database via an Internet Protocol connection, receive the information from the database, and forward the information to a called party.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for providing additional information to a called party in a communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving a call from a calling party; performing a lookup of information relating to the calling party in a database based on an identifier of the calling party; and providing the information to a called party when the information is located in the database, wherein the information provided to the called party is intended for the called party and determined based on a number of the called party.
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2. A method for providing additional information to a called party in a communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving a call from a calling party; performing a lookup of information associated with the calling party in a database; receiving the information from the database; and forwarding the information to a called party, wherein the information forwarded to the called party is intended for the called party and determined based on a number of the called party. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing additional information to a called party comprising:
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at least one device configured to receive a call from a calling party; and at least one database configured to store information associated with the calling party, wherein the at least one device is configured to perform a lookup of information associated with the calling party in a database, receive the information from the database, and forward the information to a called party, wherein the information forwarded to the called party is intended for the called party and determined based on a number of the called party. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions configured to cause a processor to:
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perform a lookup of information in a database relating to a calling party based on an identifier of the calling party; provide the information to a called party when the information is located in a device of the called party, wherein the information comprises a name of the calling party and informative and promotional information from a service provider, and one or more messages of the calling party, wherein the information forwarded to the called party is intended for the called party and determined based on a number of the called party.
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Specification