METHOD OF PROVIDING MESSAGE INFORMATION, INCLUDING CALL SUBJECT INFORMATION, TO A RECIPIENT OF A TELEPHONE CALL

• US 20120300914A1
• Filed: 08/09/2012
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Baccay, Peter
• Granted Patent: US 8,619,959 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/88.12
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2011 Service processing based on information specified by a party before or during a call, e.g. information, tone or routing selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2038 Call context notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4228 in networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42314 in private branch exchanges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54

Abstract

A methodology wherein a voice service client application on one or more phones and a voice service server perform a call set-up process through a mix of an external data channel and a normal voice channel that enables call subject information to be effectively provided by a calling party to a called party so that it can be displayed along with other caller ID information.

Claims

1. An apparatus for a phone, said apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to;

detect a call notification message that identifies a first and a second ID, and a subject message;

store the first ID and the second ID, and the subject message;

detect a voice signal that includes the second ID; and

output the first ID together with the subject message.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first ID comprises an actual caller ID and the second ID comprises a temporary caller ID.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said apparatus further comprises a memory in which said processor stores the actual caller ID, the temporary caller ID, and the subject message, and, wherein said processor further utilizes the temporary caller ID as included in the voice signal to access the actual caller ID and subject message stored in the memory for output.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus further comprises a memory in which said processor stores the first ID and the second ID, and the subject message, and wherein said processor further utilizes the second ID as included in the voice signal to access the first ID and the subject message stored in the memory for output.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said processor outputs the first ID together with the subject message by initiating visual display of the first ID and the subject message.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus is implemented by a client application on said phone.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said phone operates in a network and wherein said processor is further configured to:

receive a request to place an outgoing call to a recipient;

receive information associated with the outgoing call, and

send a call request message, including the phone number of said phone and the information associated with the outgoing call to the network.

8. A communication device comprising a processor and a memory, said processor configured to receive a notification message that includes at least one call notification ID and a call information message, and store said at least one call notification ID and said call information message in said memory, said processor further configured to receive a voice call signal that includes a voice call ID, determine if said voice call ID is included in said at least one call notification ID stored in said memory, and output said call information message in response to a determination that said voice call ID is included in said at least one call notification ID stored in said memory.

9. The communication device according to claim 8, wherein said at least one call notification ID includes an actual caller ID and a first temporary caller ID, and wherein said voice call ID in said voice signal includes a second temporary caller ID, and said processor determines if said voice call ID is included in said at least one call notification ID stored in said memory by comparing said first temporary caller ID with said second temporary caller ID.

10. The communication device according to claim 8, wherein said at least one call notification ID includes an actual caller ID and wherein said apparatus, further, in response to a determination that said voice call ID is included in said at least one call notification ID stored in said memory, outputs said actual caller ID along with said call information message.

11. The communication device according to claim 8, wherein said communication device operates in a network and comprises an input device, and wherein said input device is configured to receive a request for placing a call to a specified recipient and receive information associated with said call, and wherein said processor is further configured to send a call request message, including the information associated with said call and a number of said communication device, requesting said call to a specified recipient to the network.

12. The communication device according to claim 8, wherein said processor outputs said call information message by initiating visual display of said call information message.

13. The communication device according to claim 8, wherein said call information message comprises subject information.

14. The communication device according to claim 8, wherein said communication device comprises a cellular telephone.

15. A method for receiving a call at a communication device, comprising:

receiving a notification message that includes at least one call notification ID and a call information message;

storing said at least one call notification ID and said call information message;

receiving a voice call signal that includes a voice call ID;

determining if said voice call ID is included in said at least one call notification ID stored in said step of storing; and

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outputting said call information message if said voice call ID is included in said at least one call notification ID stored in said memory.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein said at least one call notification ID received in said notification message includes an actual caller ID and a first temporary caller ID, and wherein said voice call ID received in said voice signal comprises a second temporary caller ID and, further, wherein said step of determining if said voice call ID is included in said at least one call notification ID comprises comparing said first temporary caller ID with said second temporary caller ID and, wherein said apparatus, further, in response to said voice call ID being determined to be included in said at least one call notification ID stored in said memory, outputs said actual caller ID along with said call information message.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein said at least one call notification ID received in said notification message includes an actual caller ID and wherein said apparatus, further, in response to said voice call ID being determined to be included in said at least one call notification ID stored in said memory, outputs said actual caller ID along with said call information message.

18. The method according to claim 15, wherein the communication device operates in a network and includes an input device, the method further comprising:

inputting, at the input device, a request for placing a call to a specified recipient;

inputting, at the input device, message information associated with said call to a recipient; and

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sending a call request data message including the message information and number of the communication device to the network requesting said call to a recipient.

19. The method according to claim 15, wherein said step of outputting comprise visually displaying said call information message.

20. The method according to claim 15, wherein said communication device comprises a cellular telephone.