Method and system for providing calling area information
OwnerAli Bastani, David G. Belanger +2inventors
InventorsAli Bastani, David G. Belanger, Sam Parker, Phyllis Weiss
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method and server for providing a calling area map to a client device. The server receives a query from a client device. The query includes at least a portion of a calling telephone number and may additionally include at least a portion of a called telephone number. The server retrieves a calling area map associated with the at least a portion of the calling telephone number from a plurality of stored calling area maps. The server transmits the retrieved calling area map to the client device.
Claims20
A method for providing a calling area map to a client device comprising:
- receiving a query from said client device, said query comprising at least a portion of a calling telephone number;
- retrieving a calling area map associated with said at least a portion of a calling telephone number from a plurality of stored calling area maps;
- and
- transmitting said retrieved calling area map to said client device.
A system for providing, to a client device, a calling area map comprising:
- a database storing a plurality of calling area maps associated with different calling telephone numbers;
- and
- a server configured to retrieve a calling area map associated with said at least a portion of a calling telephone number in response to a query comprising at least said portion of said calling telephone number.
A system for providing a calling area map to a client device comprising:
- means for receiving a query from said client device, said query comprising at least a portion of a calling telephone number;
- means for retrieving a calling area map associated with said at least a portion of a calling telephone number from a plurality of stored calling area maps;
- and
- means for transmitting said retrieved calling area map to said client device.
A method for providing information about a calling area to a client device comprising:
- receiving a query from said client device, said query comprising at least a portion of a calling telephone number;
- retrieving information about said calling area corresponding to said at least a portion of said calling telephone number from at least one file;
- and
- transmitting at least one of a map and a table based on said retrieved information and associated with said calling area to said client device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.