Method and system for providing additional information to called parties
AssigneeAccudata Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJames N. White, Monica Rose Martino, M. Gregory Smith, Thomas M. Buie
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Abstract
A system for providing additional information to called parties, the system comprises a base unit device for sending additional information to called parties, the base unit comprises a microprocessor, at least one Ethernet port, at least one telephone port, a first transceiver, and a first wireless antenna; and a display unit for receiving the additional information from the base unit device and displaying the additional information to the called parties, the display unit comprises a second transceiver, a liquid crystal display, a second wireless antenna, and a set of keys.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a calling party device;
- a base unit device that sends information to a called party, the base unit comprises a microprocessor and a first transceiver;
- and
- a display unit that receives the information from the base unit device and displays the information to the called party, the display unit comprises a second transceiver and a display;
- wherein the calling party device provides a calling party identifier to the base unit device when a call to the called party is made;
- wherein the microprocessor is programmed to:
- receive the calling party identifier from the calling party;
- retrieve a calling party name and a calling party message that is intended specifically for the called party from a database via the identifier;
- provide the information comprising the calling party name and the calling party message to the display unit via the first transceiver;
- and
- wherein the display unit is configured to:
- receive the information from the base unit device via the second transceiver;
- and
- display the information on the display.
A system, comprising:
- a display unit that displays information received from a base unit device to a called party, the display unit operable to display at least one character and comprises a plurality of function keys;
- wherein the display unit receives and displays the information comprising a calling party name and a calling party message that is intended specifically for the called party that have been retrieved from a database by the base unit device via a calling party identifier in response to receipt of a calling party identifier from the calling party.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a calling party identity from a calling party at a device;
- determining the identity via the device;
- providing the identity to a database to retrieve information comprising a name of the calling party and a message of the calling party that is intended for the called party;
- and
- providing the retrieved information to a called party device for displaying the information on a display of a display unit associated with the called party device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.