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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1997
Khosrow Tony Saboorian, Plano, TX (US);
Sonia Doshi, Dallas, TX (US);
Donald Bruce Keeler, Plano, TX (US);
Nortel Networks Corporation, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
A method and apparatus in a wireless communications system for presenting a calling party name to a mobile station within the wireless communications system. A communications signal is received from a network to initiate a call to a mobile station within the wireless communications system. Next, a determination is made as to whether the mobile station is provisioned to receive calling party names in response to receiving the communications signal. A calling party name is either identified using a database located within the wireless communications system or the calling party name is received as part of the initial call setup signal. Then, the calling party name is sent to the mobile station over the air interface in response to identifying the calling party name.