System and method for modifying communication information (MCI)
AssigneeNobelBiz, Inc.
InventorJames Siminoff
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Abstract
A computer for processing a call originated by a call originator to a call target. The computer includes memory having at least one region for storing computer executable program code and processor for executing the program code stored in the memory. The program code includes code for processing a telephone number of the call target, code for accessing a database storing a plurality of outgoing telephone numbers, code for identifying one of the plurality of outgoing telephone numbers based on the telephone number of the call target, and code for originating the outbound call to the call target and including the identified outgoing telephone number into a caller ID field of the outbound call.
Claims24
A system for processing an outbound call from a call originator to a call target, the system comprising:
- a database storing a plurality of outgoing telephone numbers;
- an information processor controlled by the call originator and configured to process a trigger comprising a telephone number of the call target;
- access the database and select a replacement telephone number from the plurality of outgoing telephone numbers based on at least an area code of the telephone number of the call target;
- modify caller identification data of the call originator to the selected replacement telephone number, the selected replacement telephone number having at least an area code the same as an area code of the telephone number of the call target;
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- transmit the modified caller identification data of the call originator to the call target.
A computer for processing a call originated by a call originator to a call target, the computer comprising:
- memory having at least one region for storing computer executable program code;
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- processor for executing the program code stored in the memory, wherein the program code comprises:
- code for processing a telephone number of the call target;
- code for accessing a database storing a plurality of outgoing telephone numbers;
- code for selecting a replacement telephone number from the plurality of outgoing telephone numbers based on at least a portion of the telephone number of the call target;
- code for modifying caller identification data of the call originator to the selected replacement telephone number, the selected replacement telephone number having an area code from a geographic region the same as a geographic region of an area code of the telephone number of the call target;
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- code for transmitting the modified caller identification data of the call originator to the call target.
A computer implemented method for processing a call originated by a call originator to a call target comprising:
- processing a trigger in the form of a telephone number of the call target;
- accessing a database storing a plurality of outgoing telephone numbers;
- selecting a replacement telephone number from the plurality of outgoing telephone numbers based on at least a portion of the telephone number of the call target;
- modifying caller identification data of the call originator to the selected replacement telephone number, the selected replacement telephone number having an area code from a geographic region the same as a geographic region of an area code of the telephone number of the call target;
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- transmitting the modified caller identification data of the call originator to the call target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.