Displaying caller identification information in a computer system
US5546447A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q3/72
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for displaying caller identification information in a computer system. The present invention is a caller identification system for displaying caller information, the system comprises: 1) a telephone interface for receiving an incoming call from a caller, the telephone interface further receiving information indicating a caller telephone number corresponding to the caller, 2) logic for searching a caller information database for caller information corresponding to the caller telephone number, the caller information including at least the caller telephone number and a caller name, 3) logic for retrieving the caller information, and 4) logic for automatically displaying the caller information without user intervention. The caller identification system of the present invention includes logic for automatically displaying the caller information in a business card format.
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