Automatic incoming telephone call originating number and party display system
AssigneeRomek Figa d/b/a Abraham & Sons
InventorsRomek Figa, Jonathan H. Cohen, Samuel G. Cohen
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Abstract
An automatic incoming telephone call number display system for detecting an incoming call and identifying the party associated with the incoming call number. The system includes a directory of telephone numbers and parties associated with those numbers. Circuitry detects the origin telephone number of an incoming telephone call and compares that number with numbers in the directory for identifying the calling party. A display permits the user to view the incoming call number and party associated with that number.
Claims32
An automatic incoming telephone call number display device comprising:
- a directory of telephone numbers and parties associated with those numbers;
- means for detecting the origin telephone number of an incoming telephone call;
- means for comparing the detected incoming telephone number with said directory of telephone numbers to identify the party associated with the incoming call number;
- display means for displaying the incoming call number or the incoming call number and the identified associated party before the incoming call is answered;
- means for logging the detected incoming telephone number;
- means for retrieving telephone numbers of incoming calls logged by said means for logging;
- and
- means for automatically entering telephone numbers retrieved by said means for retrieving into said directory.
An automatic incoming telephone call number display system comprising:
- a directory of telephone numbers and parties associated with those numbers;
- means for detecting the origin telephone number of an incoming telephone call;
- means for comparing the detected incoming telephone number with said directory of telephone numbers to identify the party associated with the incoming call number;
- display means for displaying the incoming call number and the identified associated party before the incoming call is answered;
- means for logging all incoming calls chronologically;
- means for retrieving telephone numbers of incoming calls logged by said means for logging;
- and
- means for automatically entering into said directory telephone numbers retrieved by said means for retrieving.
An automatic incoming telephone call number display system comprising:
- a directory of telephone numbers and parties associated with those numbers;
- means for detecting the origin telephone number of an incoming telephone call;
- means for comparing the detected incoming telephone number with said directory of telephone numbers to identify the party associated with the incoming call number;
- display means for displaying the incoming call number and the identified associated party before the incoming call is answered;
- means for logging outgoing calls chronologically;
- means for retrieving telephone numbers of outgoing calls logged by said means for logging;
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- means for automatically entering into said directory telephone numbers retrieved by said means for retrieving.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.