Caller number identification
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorsJiongkuan Hou, Gerald A. Mason, JR., Dale Devert Mozingo
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for improving caller identification in telecommunications services based on general-purpose networks are described. A gateway device may process invitation messages sent from a telephone via a private branch exchange, in which the private branch exchange has replaced the number of the telephone with a customized number. The gateway device may determine that the customized number is mapped to an account-related number, and insert that number into a field of the invitation messages that is examined by a telecommunications provider and associated trunking services for account-related purposes.
Claims1
A method comprising:
- receiving a request to establish a communication session for an originating device, wherein the request comprises an originating identifier associated with the originating device;
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- transmitting a message to cause establishment of the communication session, wherein the message comprises the originating identifier and information that indicates an association between the originating identifier and account information, wherein the account information is accessed prior to the originating identifier during an account identification process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.