Granted Patent B2

US 8,588,387 · App. 13/289,563 · Granted Nov 19, 2013

Abstract

Claims (36)

1. A method for providing an identifier for a caller identifier (ID) function when processing a communication request between a calling party and a called party in a communication network comprising:

receiving an initial identifier for the calling party;

determining at least two mappings of the initial identifier to one or more alternate identifiers;

providing, in caller ID information, a terminating identifier for identifying the calling party based on results of the at least two mappings, wherein the terminating identifier is determined based upon a direct dial phonebook associated with the called party; and

determining that the terminating identifier is a direct dial identifier when the initial identifier of the calling party is found in the direct dial phonebook.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the direct dial phonebook associated with the called party is retrieved from the communication network of the called party.

3. A method for providing an identifier for a caller identifier (ID) function when processing a communication request between a calling party and a called party in a communication network comprising:

receiving an initial identifier for the calling party;

determining at least two mappings of the initial identifier to one or more alternate identifiers;

providing, in caller ID information, a terminating identifier for identifying the calling party based on the results of the at least two mappings, wherein the terminating identifier is determined based upon a direct dial phonebook associated with the called party; and

determining that the terminating identifier is an automatically generated identifier when the initial identifier of the calling party is not found in the direct dial phonebook.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the direct dial phonebook for the called party associates the initial identifier of the calling party, a direct dial identifier of the calling party, a contact name of the calling party, and an actual identifier of the calling party in a record and the direct dial phonebook is maintained by the communication network.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the communication network is a voice over internet protocol (VOIP) network.

6. The method claim 5 wherein the called party is associated with a device coupled to the VOIP network.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein at least part of the communication network is a public switched telephone network (PSTN).

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the called party is associated with a device coupled to the PSTN network.

9. A system for providing an identifier for a caller identifier (ID) function when processing a communication request between a calling party and a called party in a communication network, comprising:

a) at least one processor;

b) at least one input device; and

c) at least one storage device storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, performs a method including:

receiving an initial identifier for the calling party;

determining at least two mappings of the initial identifier to one or more alternate identifiers;

providing, in caller ID information, a terminating identifier for identifying the calling party based on results of the at least two mappings, wherein the terminating identifier is determined based upon a direct dial phonebook associated with the called party; and

determining that the terminating identifier is a direct dial identifier when the initial identifier of the calling party is found in the direct dial phonebook.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the direct dial phonebook associated with the called party retrieved from the communication network of the called party.

11. The system of claim 9 , further comprising determining that the terminating identifier is an automatically generated identifier when the initial identifier of the calling party is not found in the direct dial phonebook.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein the direct dial phonebook for the called party associates the initial identifier of the calling party, a direct dial identifier of the calling party, a contact name of the calling party, and an actual identifier of the calling party in a record and the direct dial phonebook is maintained by the communication network.

13. The system of claim 9 wherein the communication network is a voice over internet protocol (VOIP) network.

14. The system claim 13 wherein the called party is associated with a device coupled to the VOIP network.

15. The system of claim 9 wherein at least a part of the communication network is a public switched telephone network (PSTN).

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the called party is associated with a device coupled to the PSTN network.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method of providing an identifier for a caller identifier (ID) function when processing a communication request between a calling party and a called party in a communication network, comprising:

receiving an initial identifier for the calling party;

determining at least two mappings of the initial identifier to one or more alternate identifiers; and

providing, in caller ID information, a terminating identifier for identifying the calling party based on results of the at least two mappings, wherein the terminating identifier is determined based upon a direct dial phonebook associated with the called party; and

determining that the terminating identifier is a direct dial identifier when the initial identifier of the calling party is found in the direct dial phonebook.

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