Method and system for providing information for identifying callers
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, a phone number of an incoming call;
retrieving, by the computing device, an entry from a user-customizable database stored by the computing device, wherein the entry is identified based at least in part on at least a portion of the phone number, and wherein the entry includes a geographic location associated with at least the portion of the phone number; and
outputting, by the computing device and for display at a display device, the geographic location.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include a caller identification system and method for identifying a caller with a partial phone number look-up table. The caller identification system comprises a database that stores received calls and can be personalized to include information specific to partial phone numbers. In one embodiment, the caller identification system disclosed can be integrated into a cellular phone. In this embodiment, an incoming call initiates a search in a database to retrieve information about the caller. If a match is found, the identity of the caller is displayed. When an exact match is not found, a search for a partial match is executed with wild card values and information about the partial match is displayed. Information for a partial match can be personalized or pre-programmed into the caller ID system such as the city associated with a particular area code or prefix.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, a phone number of an incoming call; retrieving, by the computing device, an entry from a user-customizable database stored by the computing device, wherein the entry is identified based at least in part on at least a portion of the phone number, and wherein the entry includes a geographic location associated with at least the portion of the phone number; and outputting, by the computing device and for display at a display device, the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium configured to store a user-customizable database comprising an entry that includes at least a geographic location associated with at least a portion of a phone number; a processor configured to receive a phone number of an incoming call and to retrieve the entry from the user customizable database, wherein the entry is identified based at least in part on at least the portion of the phone number; and a display device configured to display the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions for causing a processor of a computing device to:
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receive a phone number of an incoming call; retrieve an entry from a user-customizable database stored in the computing device, wherein the entry is identified based at least in part on at least a portion of the phone number, and wherein the entry includes a geographic location associated with at least the portion of the phone number; and output, for display at a display device, the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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