Method and system for providing alternative media address information
OwnerLisa Miller Schwartzinventor
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Abstract
An method and system for providing automatic alternative media address information. The method is adapted for use in a communication network including a plurality of subscribers, each having at least one communication device for sending and/or receiving communications such as voice or data (facsimile, e-mail, video, optical, etc.). A network element receives an incoming communication from a calling party for a subscriber and an alternative media address signal is generated for receipt by the subscriber.
Claims24
For use in a communication network including a plurality of subscribers, each subscriber having at least one communication device for sending and/or receiving voice communications, a method of providing automatic alternative media address information, comprising:
- receiving at a network element an incoming telephone call from a calling party for a subscriber;
- and
- generating an alternative media address signal for receipt by the subscriber.
For use in a telephone network comprising a plurality of subscribers, each subscriber having at least one communication device for sending and/or receiving voice communications, a method of providing automatic e-mail address information, comprising:
- providing a database comprising a plurality of calling party numbers and corresponding e-mail addresses;
- receiving at a network element an incoming telephone call from a calling party to a subscriber;
- determining the calling number of the calling party;
- comparing the calling number to the database to determine the corresponding e-mail address of the calling party;
- and
- generating an e-mail address signal for receipt by the subscriber.
For use in a communication network including a plurality of subscribers, each subscriber having at least one communication device for sending and/or receiving voice communications, a system for providing automatic alternative address information, comprising:
- a database in communication with the network, the database including a plurality of calling party numbers and corresponding alternative media addresses;
- a network element in communication with the database for receiving an incoming call from a calling party to a subscriber and generating an alternative media address signal for receipt by the subscriber.
For use in a communication network including a plurality of subscribers, each subscriber having at least one communication device for sending and/or receiving communications, a method of providing automatic alternative media address information, comprising:
- receiving at a network element an incoming communication from a calling party for a subscriber, the communication provided in a first medium;
- and
- generating an alternative media address signal for receipt by the subscriber,
- wherein the subscriber may respond to the calling party in a second and different medium.
For use in a communication network including a plurality of subscribers, each subscriber having at least one communication device for sending and/or receiving communications, a system for providing automatic alternative address information, comprising:
- a database in communication with the network, the database including a plurality of calling party numbers and corresponding alternative media addresses;
- a network element in communication with the database for receiving an incoming communication from a calling party to a subscriber in a first medium and generating an alternative media address signal for receipt by the subscriber;
- wherein the subscriber may respond to the calling party in a second and different medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.