System and method for providing visual indication of caller and telephony platform information on customer premises equipment
US7466802B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13377
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for receiving information regarding a telephony platform and for retrieving the object of the services provided by the telephony platform corresponding to the information received. Customer premises equipment is connected to the general switched telephone network and to a supplemental service network via a central office switch. A telephony platform is connected to the general switched telephone network for providing accessory services such as voice mail, electronic mail and facsimile services. An event identifier is generated to identify a calling event. The event identifier may be attached to a message having caller identifier information. The event identifier is used if the caller is transferred to voice mail. If a voice mail message is left, an information indicator is attached to another caller identifier message that is maintained for display on the customer premises equipment to allow the user to determine which callers left messages.
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