System and method for identifying a caller during a phone call
OwnerDelphine M. Maugarsinventor
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Abstract
A method of identifying a caller is provided. The method includes designating a masque phone number to be provided to a caller by a callee and associating the masque phone number with one or more phone numbers designated by the callee. Calls to the masque phone number are routed to a telephone device coupled to the designated phone number. The masque phone number, or text information or an image or a video associated with the masque phone number by the callee, are displayed on a caller identification device associated with the telephone device.
Claims19
A method of identifying a caller, comprising:
- designating a masque phone number to be provided to a caller by a callee;
- associating one or more masque phone numbers with one or more phone numbers designated by the callee;
- routing calls to the masque phone number to a telephone device coupled to the designated phone number;
- and
- displaying the masque phone number, or text information or an image or a video associated with the masque phone number by the callee, on a caller identification device associated with the telephone device.
A method of identifying a caller, comprising:
- associating a masque phone number with one or more destination phone numbers designated by the caller;
- routing a call to one of the destination phone numbers to a telephone device coupled to said one of the destination phone numbers;
- and
- displaying the masque phone number, or text information or an image or a video associated with the masque phone number by the caller, on a caller identification device associated with the telephone device.
A method of identifying a caller, comprising:
- providing an interface coupled to a processing device, the processing device coupled to a telephone network which supports the transmission of caller identification information to caller identification devices;
- receiving, at the interface, a request for associating a designated phone number with at least one masque telephone number;
- communicating said request to the processing device;
- receiving, at the processing device, calls placed to the masque telephone number;
- and
- forwarding the received calls to the designated phone number with the masque telephone number and/or other information associated with the masque number provided to the telephone network as the caller identification information.
A system for identifying a caller, comprising:
- an interface coupled to a processing device, the processing device coupled to a telephone network which supports the transmission of caller identification information to caller identification devices;
- the interface receiving a request for associating a masque telephone number with a designated telephone number and communicating this request to the processing device;
- the processing device configured to receive calls placed to the masque telephone number and forward the received calls to the designated phone number with the masque telephone number and/or other information associated with the masque number, provided to the telephone network as the caller identification information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.