Apparatus and method for a caller ID modem interface
US5546448A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/663
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An interface for modems is described which provides rapid identification of a caller and limited access based on a variety of parameters obtained from caller identification information encoded by the telephone company. The incoming telephone call information is compared to a preprogrammed access matrix to determine if the caller is authorized to access the modem connected to the interface. A telephone call screening method and apparatus which incorporates the encoded caller identification is also described. Finally, a method and apparatus for a telephone database for statistical accounting is described.
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