Delivery of caller identification data to a mobile device using application directed short messaging service
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an incoming call page at a network carrier associated with a recipient of the received incoming call page;
performing a caller name (CNAM) query at the network carrier after receipt of the same incoming call page;
sending a result of the performed CNAM query to a recipient device as a Short Message Service (SMS) message before sending the same incoming call page to the recipient device; and
receiving, by the recipient device, the SMS message and storing the result from the SMS message in a contact directory;
after receiving the SMS message and after storing the result from the SMS message in the contact directory, receiving the same incoming call page on the recipient device and, when the incoming call page is received by the recipient device, retrieving the result from the contact directory and displaying the result as part of an incoming call sequence for the same incoming call page.
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Abstract
Caller name (CNAM) query results obtained from a traditional CNAM service are sent during call processing on a carrier network to the subscriber'"'"'s mobile handset over a Short Message Service (SMS) channel on a mobile carrier network. A call page is received at a network carrier associated with a recipient of the received call page. A caller name (CNAM) query is performed, and the result of the performed CNAM query is sent to the recipient device before sending the call page to the recipient device. The CNAM query result is displayed on a display of the recipient device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an incoming call page at a network carrier associated with a recipient of the received incoming call page; performing a caller name (CNAM) query at the network carrier after receipt of the same incoming call page; sending a result of the performed CNAM query to a recipient device as a Short Message Service (SMS) message before sending the same incoming call page to the recipient device; and receiving, by the recipient device, the SMS message and storing the result from the SMS message in a contact directory; after receiving the SMS message and after storing the result from the SMS message in the contact directory, receiving the same incoming call page on the recipient device and, when the incoming call page is received by the recipient device, retrieving the result from the contact directory and displaying the result as part of an incoming call sequence for the same incoming call page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a means for receiving an incoming call page associated with a recipient of the received incoming call page; a means for performing a caller name (CNAM) query at a network carrier after receipt of the same incoming call page; a means for sending a result of the performed CNAM query to a recipient device as a Short Message Service (SMS) message; a means for sending the same incoming call page to the recipient device after the result has been sent; and a means for receiving and displaying the result of the CNAM query from the SMS message when the same incoming call page is received on the recipient device as part of an incoming call sequence on the recipient device after receiving the SMS message and after storing the result from the SMS message in a contact directory. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a terminating carrier configured to receive an incoming call page associated with a recipient of the received incoming call page; and a component of the terminating carrier configured to perform a caller name (CNAM) query after receipt of the same incoming call page, send a result of the performed CNAM query to a recipient device as a Short Message Service (SMS) message, and instruct the terminating carrier to send the same incoming call page to the recipient device after the result has been sent; and a recipient device configured to receive the SMS message and display the result of the CNAM query from the SMS message when the same incoming call page is received as part of an incoming call sequence for the same incoming call page after receiving the SMS message and after storing the result from the SMS message in a contact directory. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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