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US6282275B1
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Telephone caller identification log with internet access
Assignee: Nokia of America Corp
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Filing: 1998-08-07
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Granted: 2001-08-28
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Expires: 2018-08-07
Abstract
Abstract A method for storing caller identification information as a log of answered and unanswered telephone calls at a central server. This call log server is accessible by the internet, so if a subscriber is traveling, he or she is still able to access and read a list of answered and unanswered calls to the subscriber's home station. Internet devices such as browsers that are internet telephony capable may return a call from the call log list using a point and click sequence. The call log may be processed from natural chronological order into a personal priority order such as: family, professional and everything else. This call log may also be forwarded via e-mail to the subscriber. Such e-mail forwarding may be either contemporaneously with call logging or periodically.
Inventors
- 👤 Vijay Kumar Gurbani
- 👤 Ajay Jain
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-24 04:34
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M7/00; H04M7/0024; H04M7/003; H04M1/00; H04M1/57; H04M3/00; H04M3/22; H04M3/2218; H04M3/42; H04M3/42025; H04M3/42034; H04M3/42042; H04M3/42195; H04M7/006; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/0016; H04Q3/0029; H04Q3/72; H04M2203/00; H04M2203/45; H04M2203/4536; H04M2207/00; H04M2207/12; H04M2250/00; H04M2250/60; H04M3/42136; H04M3/42153; H04M3/42161; H04M3/42229; H04M7/0036; H04M7/12; H04M7/1205; H04M7/121; H04M7/126; H04M7/128; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/13091; H04Q2213/13103; H04Q2213/13175; H04Q2213/13204; H04Q2213/1325; H04Q2213/13282; H04Q2213/13298; H04Q2213/13345; H04Q2213/13377; H04Q2213/13389
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 35
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of retrieving caller identification information about an incoming call from a calling station to a called station, comprising the steps of: receiving said incoming call at a local switch to which a line of the called station is connected; determining caller ID information from said incoming call; storing said caller ID information in a memory of a caller ID unit that is connected to said local switch and also connected to an Internet network; accessing said caller ID unit via said Internet network; and retrieving said caller ID information from said caller ID unit via said Internet network.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of retrieving caller identification information about an incoming call from a calling station to a called station, comprising the steps of: receiving said incoming call at a local switch to which a line of the called station is connected; determining caller ID information from said incoming call; storing said caller ID information in a memory of a caller ID unit that is connected to said local switch and also connected to an Internet network; accessing said caller ID unit via said Internet network; and retrieving said caller ID information from said caller ID unit via said Internet network.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said accessing is accomplished by using hypertext transfer protocol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 2 , wherein said accessing using hyper-text transfer protocol is accomplished by using a world wide web browser.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 3 , wherein said retrieved caller ID information is retrieved and displayed by the world wide web browser.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 4 , further comprising the steps of: selecting a number to dial from said retrieved caller ID information and activating an interactive region of said world wide web browser to initiate a dialing of said selected number.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein said dialing is via Internet telephony.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein said dialing is by an auto dialing program of said web browser.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said further comprising the step of: e-mailing said caller ID information to an e-mail address of a called party.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 8 , wherein said e-mailing step is done periodically.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 8 , wherein said e-mail step is done subsequent to each incoming call.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said caller ID information is stored for retrieval even if the incoming call is not completed to the called station.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein a time stamp is included as part of each caller ID information.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said accessing is accomplished by using an Internet protocol.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 12 , wherein said accessing using an Internet protocol is accomplished by using an Internet protocol network access and display device.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of retrieving caller identification information about a plurality of incoming calls from a plurality of calling stations to a called station, comprising the steps of: receiving said incoming calls at a local switch to which a line of the called station is connected; determining caller ID information for each of said plurality of incoming calls; storing said caller ID information for each of said plurality of incoming calls in a memory of a caller ID unit that is connected to said local switch and also to an Internet network; accessing said caller ID unit via said Internet network; and retrieving said caller ID information for each of said plurality of incoming calls from said caller ID unit via said Internet network.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of retrieving caller identification information about a plurality of incoming calls from a plurality of calling stations to a called station, comprising the steps of: receiving said incoming calls at a local switch to which a line of the called station is connected; determining caller ID information for each of said plurality of incoming calls; storing said caller ID information for each of said plurality of incoming calls in a memory of a caller ID unit that is connected to said local switch and also to an Internet network; accessing said caller ID unit via said Internet network; and retrieving said caller ID information for each of said plurality of incoming calls from said caller ID unit via said Internet network.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of using caller identification information about an incoming call from a calling station to a called station, comprising the steps of: receiving said incoming call at a local switch to which a line of the called station is connected; determining caller ID information from said incoming call; storing said caller ID information in a memory of a caller ID unit that is connected to said local switch and also to an Internet network; accessing said caller ID unit via said Internet network; retrieving said caller ID information from said caller ID unit via said Internet network by a world wide web browser, and displaying said caller ID information by said world wide web browser.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of using caller identification information about an incoming call from a calling station to a called station, comprising the steps of: receiving said incoming call at a local switch to which a line of the called station is connected; determining caller ID information from said incoming call; storing said caller ID information in a memory of a caller ID unit that is connected to said local switch and also to an Internet network; accessing said caller ID unit via said Internet network; retrieving said caller ID information from said caller ID unit via said Internet network by a world wide web browser, and displaying said caller ID information by said world wide web browser.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 16 , further comprising the steps of: clicking on said displayed caller ID to dial a call to the displayed number.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein said clicking to dial is accomplished using Internet telephony.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
114 words
A method of retrieving caller identification information about an incoming call from a calling station to a called station, comprising the steps of: receiving said incoming call at a local switch to which a line of the called station is connected; determining caller ID information from said incoming call; storing said caller ID information in a memory of a caller ID unit that is connected to said local switch and also connected to an Internet network; receiving a request via said Internet to access said caller ID unit to retrieve caller ID information; and responding to said request by providing said requested caller ID information from said caller ID unit via said Internet network.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
114 words
A method of retrieving caller identification information about an incoming call from a calling station to a called station, comprising the steps of: receiving said incoming call at a local switch to which a line of the called station is connected; determining caller ID information from said incoming call; storing said caller ID information in a memory of a caller ID unit that is connected to said local switch and also connected to an Internet network; receiving a request via said Internet to access said caller ID unit to retrieve caller ID information; and responding to said request by providing said requested caller ID information from said caller ID unit via said Internet network.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 19 , wherein said responding is accomplished by using hypertext transfer protocol.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 20 , wherein said responding using hyper-text transfer protocol is accomplished by using a world wide web browser.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 21 , wherein said provided caller ID information is received and displayed by the world wide web browser.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 22 , further comprising the steps of: selecting a number to dial from said provided caller ID information and activating an interactive region of said world wide web browser to initiate a dialing of said selected number.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 23 , wherein said dialing is via Internet telephony.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 23 , wherein said dialing is by an auto dialing program of said web browser.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 19 , wherein said further comprising the step of: e-mailing said caller ID information to an e-mail address of a called party.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 26 , wherein said e-mailing step is done periodically.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 26 , wherein said e-mail step is done subsequent to each incoming call.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 19 , wherein said caller ID information is stored for retrieval even if the incoming call is not completed to the called station.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 29 , wherein a time stamp is included as part of each caller ID information.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 19 , wherein said requesting is accomplished by using an Internet protocol.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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