# US 12,192,404 B2 · Providing additional information to called parties > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,404 B2 - Document ID: US12192404B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/408,463 - Filed: 2021-08-22 - Published: 2021-12-09 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2007-06-13 - Assignees: First Orion Corp. - Applicants: Accudata Technologies, Inc. - Inventors: James N. White; Monica Rose Martino; M. Gregory Smith - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192404B2 ## CPC - H04M 3/42068: {where the identifier is used to access a profile} - H04M 3/42042: {Notifying the called party of information on the calling party (details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72)} - H04M 3/42059: {Making use of the calling party identifier} - 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)} - H04W 4/16: Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold - H04W 4/90: Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS] - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A system, method, and computer readable medium for providing additional information to called parties comprises receiving a call from a calling party, performing a lookup of information associated with the calling party in a database, receiving the information from the database, and forwarding the information to a called party. The system comprises at least one device for receiving a call from a calling party, and at least one database for storing information associated with the calling party, wherein the at least one device is operable to perform a lookup of information associated with the calling party in a database, receive the information from the database, and forward the information to a called party. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: receiving, via a called party device, a call and an identifier associated with a calling party; responsive to receiving the identifier, querying, via the called party device, for information associated with the calling party, wherein the querying comprises a call name identification (CNAM) query and when the CNAM is not identified querying for an automatic number identification (ANI) of a calling party device; and in response to receiving the call, receiving, via the called party device, a message comprising an alert intended for the called party device, wherein the message comprises the information and the alert identifying an occurrence of an event associated with an existing order, and wherein the information identifies a name associated with the existing order and information about an item associated with the existing order. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, comprising: performing a lookup of the information associated with the calling party in a database, wherein the performing comprises: sending a query with a name of the calling party to the database. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, comprising: performing a lookup of the information associated with the calling party in a database, wherein the performing comprises sending a query with a number of the called party to the database. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, comprising: performing a lookup of the information associated with the calling party in a database, wherein the performing comprises: returning generic information when the information is not intended for the called party. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the information comprises: information from a service provider. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the alert comprises: information of a situation from an emergency service provider. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, comprising: receiving, by the called party device, the information and the alert from a database. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the receiving of the information and the alert from the database comprises: receiving via an Ethernet port of the called party device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the receiving of the information and the alert from the database comprises: receiving via at a universal serial bus port of the called party device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the call from the calling party comprises: receiving the call at a telephone wire port of the called party device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the information and the alert are forwarded to the called party device using a wireless communication protocol, wherein the forwarding is performed via a wireless access port. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, comprising: identifying the information associated with the calling party when a name of the calling party is located in a database, wherein the database comprises a calling name database. ### Claim 13 A system, comprising: a called party device configured to receive a call and an identifier associated with a calling party; responsive to the identifier being received, query for information associated with the calling party, wherein the query comprises a call name identification (CNAM) query and when the CNAM is not identified, query for an automatic number identification (ANI) of a calling party device; and in response to the call being received, the called party device is configured to receive a message comprising an alert intended for the called party device, wherein the message comprises the information and the alert that identifies an occurrence of an event associated with an existing order, and wherein the information identifies a name associated with the existing order and information about an item associated with the existing order. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein: a lookup of the information associated with the calling party in a database is performed and comprises at least one of: send a query with a name of the calling party to the database; send a query with a number of the called party to the database; and return generic information when the information is not intended for the called party. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the information comprises at least one of: the alert of an occurrence of an event; information from a service provider; and information of a situation from an emergency service provider. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the called party device is configured to: identify the information associated with the calling party when a name of the calling party is located in a database, wherein the database comprises a calling name database. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that when read by a processor cause the processor to perform: receiving, via a called party device, a call and an identifier associated with a calling party; responsive to receiving the identifier, querying, via the called party device, for information associated with the calling party, wherein the querying comprises a call name identification (CNAM) query and when the CNAM is not identified querying for an automatic number identification (ANI) of a calling party device; and in response to receiving the call, receiving, via the called party device, a message comprising an alert intended for the called party device, wherein the message comprises the information and the alert identifying an occurrence of an event associated with an existing order, and wherein the information identifies a name associated with the existing order and information about an item associated with the existing order.