Method and system for providing calling name identification requery

A system for identifying a name corresponding to a calling party comprising:

• a local processor operable to:
• receive a first query from a switch;
• formulate a second query requesting the name associated with a telephone number of the calling party;
• and
• transmit the second query to a remote processor.

A system for identifying a name corresponding to a calling party comprising:

• a local processor comprising:
• means for receiving a first query from a switch;
• means for formulating a second query requesting the name associated with a telephone number of the calling party;
• and
• means for transmitting the second query to a remote processor.

A computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for identifying a name corresponding to a calling party, the computer readable program code comprising:

• computer readable program code for causing a computer to receive a first query from a switch;
• computer readable program code for causing a computer to formulate a second query requesting the name associated with a telephone number of the calling party;
• and
• computer readable program code for causing a computer to transmit the second query to a remote processor.

A computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for identifying a name corresponding to a calling party by performing a database search, the computer readable program code comprising:

• computer readable program code for causing a computer to determine that a calling party's telephone number and corresponding name are not contained within a local database in response to a first query;
• computer readable program code for causing a computer to formulate a second query requesting the name corresponding to the telephone number of the calling party in response to a determination that a calling party's telephone number and corresponding name are not contained within the local database;
• and
• computer readable program code for causing a computer to transmit the second query to a remote service control point associated with a remote database.