Method for presenting additional information about a telecommunication user
First Claim
1. A method for receiving additional information about a user, the method comprising:
- identifying the user using a caller ID, the user being a calling party in a telecommunication call;
constructing a request for information about the user in addition to the information contained in the caller ID, the information forming additional information;
sending the request to a repository of the additional information;
receiving, responsive to the request, the additional information about the user from the repository; and
presenting the additional information about the user.
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Abstract
A method and system for presenting additional information about a user are provided. The user may be a calling party or a called party. A request for information in addition to the information normally contained in the caller ID may be constructed and sent to a repository of additional information that returns the additional information. If the user is a calling party, the additional information may be presented on the called party'"'"'s communication device. If the user is a called party, the additional information may be presented on the calling party'"'"'s communication device. A system including the repository may receive the request. An authoring and editing component of the system may allow the user or others to edit the additional information about the user. The system may select and send the additional information based on a set of parameters in the request and the access type of the requestor.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for receiving additional information about a user, the method comprising:
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identifying the user using a caller ID, the user being a calling party in a telecommunication call; constructing a request for information about the user in addition to the information contained in the caller ID, the information forming additional information; sending the request to a repository of the additional information; receiving, responsive to the request, the additional information about the user from the repository; and presenting the additional information about the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for receiving additional information about a user, the method comprising:
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identifying the user, wherein the user a called party in a telecommunication call; constructing a request for information about the user, the information including information contained in a caller ID associated with the user and information in addition thereto, the information forming additional information; sending the request to a repository of additional information; receiving, responsive to the request, additional information about the user from the repository; and presenting the additional information about the user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing additional information about a user, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for the additional information about the user, determining an access type of the requester, selecting the additional information based on a set of parameters in the request and the access type; and sending the selected additional information in a response responsive to the request. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for providing additional information about a user, comprising:
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a communication component configured to receive a request from a communication device for the additional information about the user, an authoring and editing component configured to receive instructions from the user for editing the additional information about the user, and an authentication and access control component configured to determine an access type of the requester, the system configured to select the additional information based on a set of parameters in the request and the access type, and further configured to send the selected additional information in a response to the communication device for display thereon. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for receiving additional information about a user, comprising:
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a telecommunication component configured to one of identify the user using a caller ID the user being a calling party in a telecommunication call, and identify the user the user being a called party, a request component configured to construct a request for information about the user in addition to the information contained in the caller ID for the user, the information forming additional information, the telecommunication component further configured to send the request to a repository of the additional information and receive, responsive to the request, the additional information about the user from the repository, and an information display component configured to present the additional information about the user. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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Specification