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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2006
David Mornhineway, San Antonio, TX (US);
Edward Walter, Boerne, TX (US);
Anup D. Karnalkar, Allen, TX (US);
Larry B. Pearson, San Antonio, TX (US);
David Mornhineway, San Antonio, TX (US);
Edward Walter, Boerne, TX (US);
Anup D. Karnalkar, Allen, TX (US);
Larry B. Pearson, San Antonio, TX (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for improving identification of a party in a communication transaction is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a terminal device having a User Interface (UI) element that presents an image identifier that identifies one among a calling party in at least one among an unanswered call and a voicemail message, and a called party in a dialed call. Additional embodiments are disclosed.