Method and system for providing to a second party, computer-network related information about a first party
First Claim
1. A method for automatically sending information relating to a calling party to a phone of a called party, the method comprising:
- initiating a telephone call between a first phone of the calling party and a second phone of the called party over a communication network;
determining what type of service is available in response to the phone call;
transmitting information associated with the calling party to the called party, based on said determination of available service;
displaying the information on the second phone of the called party;
wherein said first phone and said second phone comprise a processor, a keypad and a display.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method and system for providing computer-network related information about a second party. First, the second party receives a telephone number of a first party. The second party'"'"'s customer premises equipment (CPE) or elements in a telephone network then use the telephone number to index a database, which contains combinations of telephone numbers and computer-network addresses. Once the first party'"'"'s computer-network address is retrieved, first-party-customized information present at the computer-network location specified by the computer-network address can be sent to and displayed on the second party'"'"'s CPE. Also the first party'"'"'s telephone number can be sent to an application in the computer network, causing the first-party-customized information to be automatically displayed on the second party'"'"'s CPE.
-
Citations
14 Claims
-
1. A method for automatically sending information relating to a calling party to a phone of a called party, the method comprising:
-
initiating a telephone call between a first phone of the calling party and a second phone of the called party over a communication network; determining what type of service is available in response to the phone call; transmitting information associated with the calling party to the called party, based on said determination of available service; displaying the information on the second phone of the called party; wherein said first phone and said second phone comprise a processor, a keypad and a display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A system for automatically sending information relating to a calling party to a phone of a called party, the system comprising:
-
a first phone, a second phone, and a communication network; wherein the first phone and the second phone are each in communication with the communication network; wherein the communication network is configured to determine what type of service is available in response to a phone call placed from the first phone to the second phone; wherein the communication network is configured to transmit information associated with the calling party to the called party, based on said determination of available service; wherein said second phone is configured to display the transmitted information; and wherein said first phone and said second phone comprise a processor, a keypad and a display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
Specification