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Method and apparatus for providing picture caller identification feature

US8688096B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References

18Claims

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Assignee

Thomson Licensing · FR

Inventors

Mark Gilmore Mears · Zionsville, US
Chung Him Kwong · Sha Tin, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 19, 2007
Grant date	Apr 1, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 19, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M1/576
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus having a picture caller identification (“CID”) feature provides enhanced entertainment value and is also capable of preventing screen burn. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a memory operative to store data indicating an association between a first plurality of pictures and a first phone number, and a processor operative to enable display of the first plurality of pictures in response to receiving a phone call from the first phone number.

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