Audio delivery of callerid information to a wireless communications device
First Claim
1. A communications system, comprising:
- (a) a first advanced intelligent network (AIN) service switch point (SSP) connected to a first wireless communications device having a translatable telephone number, the translatable telephone number including a wireless telephone number associated with a wireless communications device and an access telephone number associated with an access address in a communications network;
(b) a second advanced intelligent network (AIN) service switch point (SSP) connected to a second communications device;
(c) the communications network connecting the first AIN SSP to the second AIN SSP, the communications network operable to access caller identification information associated with the second communications device and operable to process the caller identification information and to initiate delivery of the caller identification information to the wireless telephone number; and
(d) a wireless audio calling name application connected with the communications network, the wireless audio calling application including a translatable telephone number database associating the wireless telephone number with the access telephone number.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for announcing audio calling identification information associated with an incoming communications signal from a calling party to a wireless communications device are disclosed. The invention makes use of a translatable telephone number associated with a wireless communications device of a subscribing customer. The translatable telephone number includes a wireless telephone number of a wireless communications device and also includes an access telephone number that is associated with an access address serviced by a communications network. The wireless communications device is typically serviced by a separate wireless communications network that connects with the communications network over a communications link. The calling party dials the access telephone number and the incoming communications signal is detected, decoded, and processed to generate an audio communication by the communications network. The communications network also maps the access address with the wireless telephone number and presents the audio calling identification information to the wireless communications network.
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23 Claims
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1. A communications system, comprising:
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(a) a first advanced intelligent network (AIN) service switch point (SSP) connected to a first wireless communications device having a translatable telephone number, the translatable telephone number including a wireless telephone number associated with a wireless communications device and an access telephone number associated with an access address in a communications network;
(b) a second advanced intelligent network (AIN) service switch point (SSP) connected to a second communications device;
(c) the communications network connecting the first AIN SSP to the second AIN SSP, the communications network operable to access caller identification information associated with the second communications device and operable to process the caller identification information and to initiate delivery of the caller identification information to the wireless telephone number; and
(d) a wireless audio calling name application connected with the communications network, the wireless audio calling application including a translatable telephone number database associating the wireless telephone number with the access telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing audio delivery of caller identification information, comprising the steps of:
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(a) detecting an incoming communications signal from an intelligent communications switch in a communications network associated with a subscriber'"'"'s translatable telephone number, the translatable telephone number including an access telephone number associated with an access address in the communications network and with a wireless telephone number associated with a wireless communications device;
(b) processing the incoming communications signal to designate an originating telephone number associated with the incoming communications signal;
(c) comparing the originating telephone number with data in a stored telephone number database in the communications network, the communications network operable to access and to manage caller identification information associated with the stored telephone number database;
(d) determining whether to initiate audio delivery of the caller identification information;
(e) if audio delivery of the caller identification information is activated, mapping the translatable telephone number from the access telephone number to the wireless telephone number; and
(f) sending the caller identification information as an audio communication to the wireless telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for providing audio delivery of calling identification information, the system comprising:
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(a) a telecommunications switch for detecting an incoming communication on a communications link to a subscriber'"'"'s wireless communications device, the switch in communication with the subscriber'"'"'s wireless communications device by the communications link, the wireless communications device associated with a translatable telephone number, the translatable telephone number including a first access address in a first communications network in the communications link and a second access address in a second communications network in the communications link; and
(b) an intelligent communications switch in the first communications network and in communication with the telecommunications switch for transmitting an audio presentation of caller identification information to the wireless communications device, the caller identification information comprising at least one of the following;
(1) an originating telephone number;
(2) a name associated with the originating telephone number;
(3) a time identifier that the incoming communication is first detected;
(4) a date identifier that provides the date that the incoming communication is received; and
(5) a geographic identifier of the originating telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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