Method and apparatus for providing multiple calling name identifiers for a phone number
OwnerMarian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchiinventors
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Abstract
The present invention enables users of a packet-switched network service, e.g., a VoIP network service who live in the same household and share a common phone number to have individualized calling name identifiers transmitted in their call setup messages. Each user in the household would have a different individual user identifier which they could dial to signal to the network immediately before dialing the phone number when they want to place a call that would transmit their personalized individual calling name identifier in the call setup message.
Claims20
A method for providing a plurality of calling name identifiers for a phone number in a communication network, comprising:
- receiving a call setup message for a call from a calling party;
- determining whether said call setup message contains an individual user identifier, where said user identifier is associated with an individual calling name identifier that is different than a default calling name identifier associated with said calling party;
- retrieving said individual calling name identifier associated with said individual user identifier if said call setup message contains said individual user identifier;
- and
- processing said call using said individual calling name identifier.
A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of a method for providing a plurality of calling name identifiers for a phone number in a communication network, comprising:
- receiving a call setup message for a call from a calling party;
- determining whether said call setup message contains an individual user identifier, where said user identifier is associated with an individual calling name identifier that is different than a default calling name identifier associated with said calling party;
- retrieving said individual calling name identifier associated with said individual user identifier if said call setup message contains said individual user identifier;
- and
- processing said call using said individual calling name identifier.
A system for providing a plurality of calling name identifiers for a phone number in a communication network, comprising:
- means for receiving a call setup message for a call from a calling party;
- means for determining whether said call setup message contains an individual user identifier, where said user identifier is associated with an individual calling name identifier that is different than a default calling name identifier associated with said calling party;
- means for retrieving said individual calling name identifier associated with said individual user identifier if said call setup message contains said individual user identifier;
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- means for processing said call using said individual calling name identifier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.