Method and system for presenting customized caller options via a communication device
AssigneeGeneral Instrument Corporation
InventorsJeffrey D. Ollis, John M. Coogan
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Abstract
A method and a system for presenting customized caller options via a communication device (104) are disclosed. The method includes receiving (404) an incoming call from a calling party at the second communication device. The method further includes comparing (406) a caller Identification (ID) information associated with the incoming call to a pre-defined stored list of caller ID information. Further, the method includes presenting (408) the calling party with customized caller options. The customized caller options are presented as a function of the comparison between the incoming call caller ID information and the pre-defined stored list of caller ID information.
Claims22
A method for responsively presenting customized caller options via a communication device, the method comprising:
- receiving an incoming call from a calling party at the communication device;
- comparing a caller Identification (ID) information associated with the incoming call to a pre-defined stored list of caller ID information;
- presenting the calling party with customized caller options as a function of the comparison between the incoming call caller ID information and the pre-defined stored list of caller ID information;
- and
- responding to a privileged user being identified, by granting the privileged user access to listen to recorded messages, recorded by other users, without using an access code or playing pre-recorded messages.
A communication device comprising:
- a receiver adapted to receive an incoming call from a calling party;
- a memory storing a pre-defined list of caller Identification (ID) information;
- and
- a processor adapted to:
- compare a caller ID information associated with the incoming call to the pre-defined list of caller ID information stored in the memory, to responsively present the calling party with customized caller options as a function of that comparison, and to respond to a privileged user being identified, by granting the privileged user access to listen to recorded messages, recorded by other users, without using an access code or playing pre-recorded messages.
A Base Transceiver Station (BTS) comprising:
- a receiver adapted to receive a request for calling a communication device from a calling party;
- a memory storing a pre-defined list of caller identification (ID) information;
- and
- a processor adapted to compare a caller ID information associated with the call request to the predefined list of caller ID information stored in the memory, to responsively present the calling party with customized caller options as a function of that comparison, and to respond to a privileged user being identified, by granting the privileged user access to listen to recorded messages, recorded by other users, without using an access code or playing pre-recorded messages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.