Calling number verification service
OwnerFred Popkeinventor
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Abstract
A system which uses Automatic Number Identification (ANI) equipment and techniques and/or Caller ID equipment and techniques to provide a means for telecommunicators to verify if identifying information such as their telephone number or the location they are calling from is being passed to receiving parties and/or if their call blocking or rerouting methods to prevent this from happening are effective.
Claims4
A method of processing a telecommunications transmission from a calling party to a terminating call processing system and providing said calling party with verification of said calling party's originating telephone number comprising the steps of:
- detecting at a first premise, remote from said system, an off-hook condition of said system's telephone line;
- automatically sending from said first premise a request-to-send signal in response to detecting the said system's off-hook condition;
- transmitting said calling party's originating telephone number from said first premise to said system;
- receiving said originating telephone number;
- translating said originating telephone number into an audible format;
- connecting said calling party to a source of audible presentation of said audible format.
A method of processing a telecommunications transmission from a calling party to a terminating call processing system and providing said calling party with verification of said calling party's billing telephone number comprising the steps of:
- detecting at a first premise, remote from said system, an off-hook condition of said system's telephone line;
- automatically sending from said first premise a request-to-send signal in response to detecting the said system's off-hook condition;
- transmitting said calling party's billing telephone number from said first premise to said system;
- receiving said billing telephone number;
- translating said billing telephone number into an audible format;
- connecting said calling party to a source of audible presentation of said audible format.
A method of processing a telecommunications transmission from a calling party to a terminating call processing system and providing said calling party with verification of said calling party's blocking signal comprising the steps of:
- detecting at a first premise, remote from said system, an off-hook condition of said system's telephone line;
- automatically sending from said first premise a request-to-send signal in response to detecting the said system's off-hook condition;
- transmitting said calling party's blocking signal from said first premise to said system;
- receiving said blocking signal;
- translating said blocking signal into an audible format;
- connecting said calling party to a source of audible presentation of said audible format.
A method of processing a telecommunications transmission from a calling party to a terminating call processing system and providing said calling party with verification of said calling party's originating location comprising the steps of:
- detecting at a first premise, remote from said system, an off-hook condition of said system's telephone line;
- automatically sending from said first premise a request-to-send signal in response to detecting the said system's off-hook condition;
- transmitting said calling party's originating location from said first premise to said system;
- receiving said originating location;
- translating said originating location into an audible format;
- connecting said calling party to a source of audible presentation of said audible format.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.