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Displaying caller identification information in a computer system

US5546447A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 29, 1994
Grant dateAug 13, 1996
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Expiry dateJun 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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