Device independent text captioned telephone service
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1. A system for presenting caller ID information related to a caption assisted telephone call, the system comprising:
- (a) at least a first party Network appliance that includes a Network appliance display;
(b) a first party telephone service;
(c) a relay linkable to the first party Network appliance via the Internet, the relay including a processor and programmed to notify a first party that a second party is attempting to communicate with the first party by, when the second party links to the relay to commence a communication with the first party via the first party telephone service and the first party Network appliance, presenting relay service identifying information to the first party via the first party telephone service and a presentation device without presenting second party identifying information via the first party telephone service and presenting second party identifying information to the first party via the first party Network appliance.
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Abstract
A system and method for presenting caller ID information related to a caption assisted telephone call incorporating a first party Network appliance, a first party telephone service/terminal, and a relay linkable to the first party Network appliance via the Internet.
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1. A system for presenting caller ID information related to a caption assisted telephone call, the system comprising:
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(a) at least a first party Network appliance that includes a Network appliance display; (b) a first party telephone service; (c) a relay linkable to the first party Network appliance via the Internet, the relay including a processor and programmed to notify a first party that a second party is attempting to communicate with the first party by, when the second party links to the relay to commence a communication with the first party via the first party telephone service and the first party Network appliance, presenting relay service identifying information to the first party via the first party telephone service and a presentation device without presenting second party identifying information via the first party telephone service and presenting second party identifying information to the first party via the first party Network appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for presenting caller ID information related to a caption assisted telephone call, the method for use with a first party Network appliance that includes a Network appliance display, a first party telephone service, and a relay linkable to the first party Network appliance via the Internet, the relay including a processor, the method comprising the steps of:
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when a second party links to the relay to commence a communication with a first party via the first party telephone service and the first party Network appliance; (i) presenting relay service identifying information to the first party via the first party telephone service and a presentation device without presenting second party identifying information via the first party telephone service; and (ii) presenting second party identifying information to the first party via the first party Network appliance. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for presenting caller ID information related to a caption assisted telephone call, the method for use with a first party Network appliance that includes a Network appliance display, a first party telephone that includes a telephone display, and a relay linkable to the first party Network appliance via the Internet, the method comprising the steps of:
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the relay monitoring for a call from a second party to a first party, if the call is attempted, the relay; (i) obtaining second party identification information; (ii) presenting relay service provider identifying information to the first party telephone via the telephone display; and (iii) presenting second party identifying information to the first party Network appliance via the Network appliance display without presenting relay service provider identifying information via the Network appliance; and if the call is not attempted, the relay continuing to monitor for an attempted call from the second party to the first party. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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