Methods and devices for selecting preferred call back numbers using CID data
AssigneeAgere Systems Inc.
InventorsJoseph M. Cannon, James A. Johanson, Philip David Mooney
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Abstract
A telephone or similar device/system may be equipped or used to select preferred call back numbers. These preferred numbers may be programmed into a device by a user. When an incoming call comprising caller identity (“CID”) data is received, preferred call back numbers associated with a portion of the data are selected. A responsive, outgoing call is transmitted using one of the preferred call back numbers. The selected, preferred call back numbers may or may not be identical to a telephone number indicated in the CID data.
Claims62
A communication device comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive embedded caller identity data (CID) data;
- a selection unit adapted to select a list of preferred call back numbers associated with a number identifier in the received CID data wherein the numbers need not include a value which matches the identifier;
- and
- a transmission unit adapted to transmit an outgoing signal comprising a first preferred call back number chosen from the list of call back numbers.
A communications device comprising:
- receiving means for receiving a first incoming signal comprising embedded CID data;
- selection means for selecting a list of preferred call back numbers associated with a number identifier in the received CID data wherein the numbers need not include a value which matches the identifier;
- and
- transmission means for transmitting an outgoing signal comprising a first preferred call back number chosen from the list of call back numbers.
A method for selecting preferred call back numbers using CID data comprising:
- receiving a first incoming signal comprising embedded CID data;
- selecting a list of preferred call back numbers associated with a number identifier in the received CID data wherein the numbers need not include a value which matches the identifier;
- and
- transmitting an outgoing signal comprising a first preferred call back number chosen from the list of preferred call back numbers.
A programmed device comprising program memory means for storing program code means, the program code means comprising;
- program code means for selecting a list of preferred call back numbers associated with a number identifier in a first incoming signal comprising embedded CID data wherein the numbers need not include a value which matches the identifier;
- and
- program code means for transmitting an outgoing signal comprising a first preferred call back number chosen from the list of preferred call back numbers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.