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System and method for generating CID/CIDCW information with a user inputted message
Assignee: Nokia of America Corp
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Filing: 1998-08-31
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Granted: 2001-02-20
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Expires: 2018-08-31
Abstract
Abstract A system and method for generating caller ID or caller ID-call waiting (CID or CIDCW) information with a user inputted message. In the present system and method, a central office receives a user inputted message and a destination number from a caller's phone, attaches the user inputted message to either the CID or CIDCW information of the caller to produce a destination message, and transmits the destination message to a display of a phone corresponding to the destination number. In this way, the caller's specially inputted message is displayed with the CID/CIDCW information on a display of the call receiving party.
Inventors
- 👤 Barbara Mayak
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 17:11
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/42382; H04L; H04L51/00; H04L51/07; H04L51/08; H04M3/42025; H04M3/42034; H04M3/42042; H04M3/428; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/533; H04M1/00; H04M1/57; H04M3/42136; H04M3/42153; H04M3/53316
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A method for attaching a user inputted message to caller ID or caller ID-call waiting (CID or CIDCW) information, comprising the steps of: receiving a notification signal from a first phone indicating a user inputted message will be sent; sending an acknowledgment signal to the first phone in response to the notification signal; receiving the user inputted message from the first phone; receiving a destination number from the first phone; attaching the user inputted message to either CID or CIDCW information associated with the first phone to produce a destination message; and sending the destination message to a second phone identified by the destination number.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
105 words
A method for attaching a user inputted message to caller ID or caller ID-call waiting (CID or CIDCW) information, comprising the steps of: receiving a notification signal from a first phone indicating a user inputted message will be sent; sending an acknowledgment signal to the first phone in response to the notification signal; receiving the user inputted message from the first phone; receiving a destination number from the first phone; attaching the user inputted message to either CID or CIDCW information associated with the first phone to produce a destination message; and sending the destination message to a second phone identified by the destination number.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the destination number represents a phone number.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method of claim 1 , further including the steps of: manually inputting a user's message through a keypad of the first phone; modulating the user inputted message from said manually inputting step; and transmitting the modulated user inputted message and the destination number to a central office so that the central office receives the user inputted message and the destination number.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 3 , wherein said step of transmitting the modulated user inputted message includes: pressing a send button on the first phone; and transmitting simultaneously the modulated user inputted message and the destination number to the central office when the send button is pressed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 3 , wherein in said modulating step, the user inputted message is modulated using a frequency shift keying (FSK) modulator.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving a destination number step receives the destination number represented in Dual Tone Modulated Frequency (DTMF) tone.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of: displaying the destination message on a display of the second phone.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said attaching step further includes: determining whether a second phone corresponding to the destination number is currently in use.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 8 , wherein said attaching step further includes: attaching the user inputted message to the CIDCW information if the second phone is currently in use; and attaching the user inputted message to the CID information if the second phone is not currently in use.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the CID information includes at least one of a name and a phone number corresponding to the first phone, and the CIDCW information includes a call waiting signal and at least one of the name and phone number corresponding to the first phone.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
106 words
A system for attaching a user inputted message to caller ID or caller ID-call waiting (CID or CIDCW) information, comprising: a central office for receiving a notification signal from a first phone indicating a user inputted message will be sent, sending an acknowledgment signal to the first phone in response to the notification signal, receiving the user inputted message from the first phone, receiving a destination number from the first phone, attaching the user inputted message to either CID or CIDCW information associated with the first phone to produce a destination message, and sending the destination message to a second phone identified by the destination number.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
106 words
A system for attaching a user inputted message to caller ID or caller ID-call waiting (CID or CIDCW) information, comprising: a central office for receiving a notification signal from a first phone indicating a user inputted message will be sent, sending an acknowledgment signal to the first phone in response to the notification signal, receiving the user inputted message from the first phone, receiving a destination number from the first phone, attaching the user inputted message to either CID or CIDCW information associated with the first phone to produce a destination message, and sending the destination message to a second phone identified by the destination number.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 11 , wherein the destination number represents a phone number.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 11 , further comprising: the first phone for entering the user inputted message and the destination number.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system of claim 11 , wherein the first phone includes: an input unit for inputting the user's message and the destination number; and a modulator for modulating the user inputted message from the input unit for transmission.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 14 , wherein the modulator is a frequency shift keying (FSK) modulator.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system of claim 11 , wherein the first phone includes a button for simultaneously transmitting the user inputted message and the destination number to the central office when the button is pressed.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 11 , wherein the first phone transmits to the central office the destination number represented in Dual Tone Modulated Frequency (DTMF) tone.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 11 , wherein the destination number represents a phone number of a second phone.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 18 , wherein the second phone includes a display for displaying the destination message transmitted from the central office.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
37 words
The system of claim 11 , wherein when the central office receives the user inputted message and the destination number, the central office determines whether a second phone corresponding to the destination number is currently in use.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
46 words
The system of claim 20 , wherein the central office attaches the user inputted message to the CIDCW information if the second phone is currently in use, and attaches the user inputted message to the CID information if the second phone is not currently in use.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
50 words
The system of claim 11 , wherein the CID information includes at least one of a name and a phone number corresponding to the first phone, and the CIDCW information includes a call waiting signal and at least one of the name and phone number corresponding to the first phone.
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