The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010

Filed:

Oct. 30, 2006
Applicants:

Michael Wayne Brown, Georgetown, TX (US);

Joseph Herbert Mcintyre, Austin, TX (US);

Michael A. Paolini, Austin, TX (US);

James Mark Weaver, Austin, TX (US);

Scott Lee Winters, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Michael Wayne Brown, Georgetown, TX (US);

Joseph Herbert McIntyre, Austin, TX (US);

Michael A. Paolini, Austin, TX (US);

James Mark Weaver, Austin, TX (US);

Scott Lee Winters, Austin, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods, systems, and products for informing a caller of a callee identity are disclosed that include: detecting a call receipt condition from a destination device at a trusted telephone network; brokering a connection between said destination device and an external server enabled to perform a callee identity authentication service; and responsive to receiving, from said external server, an authenticated callee identity of a callee utilizing said destination device, transferring said authenticated callee identity to an origin device, such that a caller initiating said call at said origin device is informed of an identity of a party answering said call.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…