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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Kelly G. Kimmitt, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Gerald W. Pfleging, Batavia, IL (US);
George Paul Wilkin, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Kelly G. Kimmitt, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Gerald W. Pfleging, Batavia, IL (US);
George Paul Wilkin, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for linking caller identification data to a call that originates from a virtual private network is disclosed. Steps relating to the method receiving a call, including an identifier at a mobile switching center. The identifier would identify a termination point that initiated the call. The method also includes accessing a database with call identification information in response to a trigger and linking the call with caller identification data via the identifier. The method could also include that the call is received from a cellular VPN. The system implementing the method would include a database having stored within caller identification data corresponding to an identifier, a mobile switching center configured to receive the call from a VPN and an application server configured to access the database and link the call.