Method and system for providing enhanced caller identification
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for processing a call from a calling party at a calling communication station to a called party at a called communication station, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) determining whether standard caller identification information for the calling communication station can be provided to the called communication station;
(b) in response to a determination that standard caller identification information can not be provided, transmitting a forward call message which includes an identifier for the called communication station and a presentation indicator;
(c) in response to the forward call message, transmitting a request for audible caller identification information to the calling communication station; and
(d) transmitting the audible caller identification information to the called communication station.
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Abstract
A system (100) and method deliver audible caller identification information when standard Caller ID information can not be provided, even when a subscriber to the service has per line blocking. A service control point (106) detects the directory number to which a terminating attempt trigger is assigned and places this directory number in a parameter for transmission to a service switching point (102) using a forward-- call message (206). The per line blocking function does not interfere with transmission of this parameter so that the called party'"'"'s directory number can be passed for processing and call completion by the system.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for processing a call from a calling party at a calling communication station to a called party at a called communication station, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining whether standard caller identification information for the calling communication station can be provided to the called communication station; (b) in response to a determination that standard caller identification information can not be provided, transmitting a forward call message which includes an identifier for the called communication station and a presentation indicator; (c) in response to the forward call message, transmitting a request for audible caller identification information to the calling communication station; and (d) transmitting the audible caller identification information to the called communication station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for processing a call from a calling party at a calling communication station to a called communication station in a telecommunications network including at least one service switching point (SSP) and a service control point (SCP), the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) at an SSP, receiving the call from the calling communication station; (b) transmitting a termination attempt query from the SSP to the SCP; (c) at the SCP, in response to the termination attempt query, determining whether standard caller identification information for the calling communication station can be provided to the called communication station; (d) transmitting a forward call message from the SCP to the SSP in response to a determination that standard caller identification information can not be provided, the forward call message including an identifier for the called communication station and a presentation indicator for the called communication station, the presentation indicator being set to presentation allowed; (e) in response to the forward call message, at the SSP, originating a call connecting the calling communication station and network equipment; (f) from the network equipment, transmitting a request for audible caller identification information to the calling communication station; and (g) transmitting the audible caller identification information to the called communication station. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for processing a call from a calling party at a calling communication station to a called communication station, the system comprising:
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means for determining whether standard caller identification information for the calling communication station can be provided to the called communication station; means for transmitting a forward call message in response to a determination that standard caller identification information can not be provided, the forward call message including an identifier for the called communication station and a presentation indicator; means for transmitting a request for audible caller identification information to the calling communication station in response to the forward call message; and means for transmitting the audible caller identification information to the called communication station.
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14. A system for processing a call from a calling party at a calling communication station to a called communication station, the system comprising:
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a service control point (SCP) operative to determine whether standard caller identification information for the calling communication station can be provided to the called communication station and to transmit a forward call message which includes an identifier for the called communication station and a presentation indicator; a service switching point (SSP) coupled with the SCP to receive the forward call message and to initiate a new call; and a service node coupled with the SSP to complete the new call to the calling communication station to transmit a request for audible caller identification information to the calling communication station. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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