Enhanced private call screening
US7646860B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 26, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2207/12
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying a caller who does not provide caller identification on an unanswered call. The caller is asked to record his/her name (or some other characteristic utterance). If the call is unanswered, the record is retained and can be accessed by the called party when that party requests his/her stored voice mail. Advantageously, even on unanswered calls, the identity of the caller can be presented to the called party when that called party requests stored voice mail messages, even if the calling party has private service.
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