System and method for providing broadband notification
Embodiments of the disclosed invention include a system and a method for providing, among other things, local calling name caller identification to a broadband phone, personalized user-specified actions associated with a plurality of users based on an incoming caller identification number to a broadband phone, and remote access to locally stored data on a broadband phone.
1. A method for providing broadband notification, the method comprising:
receiving, at a broadband phone, a caller identification number associated with an incoming call;
querying a plurality of address books to determine a calling name associated with the caller identification number, the plurality of address books comprising a first address book associated with a first user of the broadband phone, who is a first unique person, and a second address book associated with a second user of the broadband phone, who is a second unique person;
identifying an entry in the first address book for the caller identification number;
identifying the calling name associated with the caller identification number in the first address book;
responsive to identifying the calling name associated with the caller identification number, presenting the calling name and the calling identification number on a display screen associated with the broadband phone;
responsive to a determination that the incoming call is not answered within a specified period, identifying the first unique person associated with the first address book containing the entry for the caller identification number;
retrieving user preferences associated with the first unique person; and
performing an action based on the user preferences associated with the first unique person.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the address books is locally stored on the broadband phone.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the address books is a network address book accessible by the broadband phone.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the action includes sending an e-mail to a user-specified e-mail address associated with the unique person.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein action includes sending a text message to a user-specified device associated with the unique person.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user preferences associated with the unique person may be set differently for each caller identification number.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user preferences associated with the unique person may be time based.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising responsive to identifying a caller identification number associated with a black listed number, automatically forwarding the call to voicemail.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, at the broadband phone, a calling number associated with an outgoing call;
querying a user-specified list to determine whether the calling number is on the user-specified list; and
responsive to a determination that the calling number is on the user-specified list;
performing a user-specified action.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the user-specified action includes logging a time, a date, and a duration of the outgoing call on a call log locally stored on the broadband phone.
11. A broadband phone, comprising:
a broadband interface; and
a processor that is programmed to:
receive a caller identification number associated with an incoming call;
query a plurality of address books to determine a calling name associated with the caller identification number, the plurality of address books comprising a first address book associated with a first user of the broadband phone, who is a first unique person, and a second address book associated with a second user of the broadband phone, who is a second unique person;
identify an entry in the first address book for the caller identification number;
identify the calling name associated with the caller identification number in the first address book;
responsive to identifying the calling name associated with the caller identification number, present the calling name and the calling identification number on a display screen associated with the broadband phone;
responsive to a determination that the incoming call is not answered within a specified period, identify the first unique person associated with the first address book containing the entry for the caller identification number;
retrieve user preferences associated with the first unique person; and
perform an action based on the user preferences associated with the first unique person.
12. The broadband phone of claim 11 , wherein one or more of the address books is locally stored on the broadband phone.
13. The broadband phone of claim 11 , wherein one or more of the address books is a network address book accessible by the broadband phone.
14. The broadband phone of claim 11 , wherein the action includes sending an e-mail to a user-specified e-mail address associated with the unique person.
15. The broadband phone of claim 11 , wherein the action includes sending a text message to a user-specified device associated with the unique person.
16. The broadband phone of claim 11 , wherein the user preferences associated with the unique person may be set differently for each caller identification number.
17. The broadband phone of claim 11 , wherein the user preferences associated with the unique person may be time based.
18. The broadband phone of claim 11 , wherein the broadband phone, responsive to identifying a caller identification number associated with a black listed number, automatically forwards the call to voicemail.
19. The broadband phone of claim 11 , wherein the broadband phone further:
receives a calling number associated with an outgoing call;
queries a user-specified list to determine whether the calling number is on the user-specified list; and
responsive to a determination that the calling number is on the user-specified list;
performs a user-specified action.
20. The broadband phone of claim 19 , wherein the user-specified action includes logging a time, a date, and a duration of the outgoing call on a call log locally stored on the broadband phone.