Granted Patent B2

US 12,256,041 · App. 18/456,502 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

Inventors: Monica Rose Martino (Plano, TX); Taylor Cleghorn (Plano, TX)

Assignee: FIRST ORION CORP.

H04M3/42059H04M7/006H04Q3/0029H04W4/16H04W8/205

Abstract

Claims (50)

1. A method, comprising:

in response to identifying a subscriber as a paying customer, determining whether a software download is necessary to obtain information relating to a calling party based on a type of device used by a called party; and

in response to determining that the software download is necessary, downloading the software; and

using the software to lookup an automatic number identification (ANI).

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

receiving, by an Internet Protocol-enabled device, a message comprising the information relating to the calling party and a current status of a previously placed order from a database.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

determining, by an Internet Protocol-enabled device, whether a called number corresponds to a paying subscriber by verifying with a database or a Website, wherein if the called number is determined not to correspond to a paying subscriber, then the software is not downloaded.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

responsive to receiving a call comprising the ANI, sending, by an Internet Protocol-enabled device, a query for information relating to a calling party associated with the call to a database.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising at least one of:

determining, by an Internet Protocol-enabled device, whether a calling party identifier is located in a database;

returning, by the Internet Protocol-enabled device, information from the database relating to the calling party if the calling party identifier is located in the database; and

not returning, by the Internet Protocol-enabled device, information from the database relating to the calling party if the calling party identifier is not located in the database.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the database is at least one of a calling name database or another database.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information relating to the calling party comprises at least one of:

a telephone number, a city, a state, an address, a photo, a video, a text, a hyperlink, or other information.

8. A system, comprising:

a processor that, when executing instructions stored in a memory, is configured to:

in response to an identification that a subscriber is a paying customer, determine whether a software download is necessary to obtain information related to a calling party based on a type of device used by a called party; and

in response to the determination that the software download is necessary, download the software; and

use the software to lookup an automatic number identification (ANI).

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

receive a message comprising the information related to the calling party and a current status of a previously placed order from a database.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

determine whether a called number corresponds to a paying subscriber by verifying with a database or a Website, wherein if the called number is determined not to correspond to a paying subscriber, then the software is not downloaded.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

responsive to a call comprising the ANI having been received, send a query for information related to a calling party associated with the call to a database.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to at least one of:

determine whether the calling party identifier is located in the database;

return information from the database related to the calling party if the calling party identifier is located in the database; and

not return information from the database related to the calling party if the calling party identifier is not located in the database.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the database is at least one of a calling name database or another database.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the information relating to the calling party comprises at least one of:

a telephone number, a city, a state, an address, a photo, a video, a text, a hyperlink, or other information.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform:

in response to identifying a subscriber as a paying customer, determining whether a software download is necessary to obtain information relating to a calling party based on a type of device used by a called party; and

in response to determining that the software download is necessary, downloading the software; and

using the software to lookup an automatic number identification (ANI).

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:

receiving, by an Internet Protocol-enabled device, a message comprising the information relating to the calling party and a current status of a previously placed order from a database.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform: determining, by an Internet Protocol-enabled device, whether a called number corresponds to a paying subscriber by verifying with a database or a Website, wherein if the called number is determined not to correspond to a paying subscriber, then the software is not downloaded.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:

responsive to receiving a call comprising the ANI, sending, by an Internet Protocol-enabled device, a query for information relating to a calling party associated with the call to a database.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform comprising at least one of:

determining, by an Internet Protocol-enabled device, whether a calling party identifier is located in a database;

returning, by the Internet Protocol-enabled device, information from the database relating to the calling party if the calling party identifier is located in the database; and

not returning, by the Internet Protocol-enabled device, information from the database relating to the calling party if the calling party identifier is not located in the database.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the information relating to the calling party comprises at least one of:

a telephone number, a city, a state, an address, a photo, a video, a text, a hyperlink, or other information.

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