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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2006
Applicant:
Clifford Kraft, Naperville, IL (US);
Inventor:
Clifford Kraft, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04M 1/56 (2006.01); H04M 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A telephone caller identification system where potential callers can be assigned to call-in groups, each call-in group having a particular ring. When a member of a particular call-in group calls, the telephone presents the ring associated with that call-in group. A caller not assigned to any call-in group causes the telephone to present a default ring. The telephone can also present particular transfer rings when transferred indicating that the call being transferred is from a caller belonging to a particular call-in group, or provide unique voice mail rings when a member of a call-in group leaves voice mail.