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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1999
Frederick Murray Burg, West Long Branch, NJ (US);
Kathleen S. Meier-Hellstern, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Lev Slutsman, Wayside, NJ (US);
AT&T Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for an Internet Caller-ID Delivery Plus Service is presented. The telephone numbers and Internet accounts of a subscriber are aggregated in a database, with one of the telephone numbers being designated as the primary contact number for the subscriber. When the primary contact number is called by a caller attempting to reach the subscriber, the corresponding telephone numbers and Internet accounts of the subscriber are retrieved from the database by the Service. Each telephone number, including the primary contact number, is then dialed by the Service and the call is connected to the first numbers answered. In the case where none of the subscriber's telephone numbers are answered, each Internet account is analyzed to determine if the subscriber is currently on-line. If the subscriber is on-line, a pop-up window with the caller's ID will appear on the screen.