Patent ID: 9407748
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H04M

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing broadband notification, the method comprising: receiving, at a broadband phone, a caller identification number associated with an incoming call; querying a plurality of address books to determine a calling name associated with the caller identification number, the plurality of address books comprising a first address book associated with a first user of the broadband phone, who is a first unique person, and a second address book associated with a second user of the broadband phone, who is a second unique person; identifying an entry in the first address book for the caller identification number; identifying the calling name associated with the caller identification number in the first address book; responsive to identifying the calling name associated with the caller identification number, presenting the calling name and the calling identification number on a display screen associated with the broadband phone; responsive to a determination that the incoming call is not answered within a specified period, identifying the first unique person associated with the first address book containing the entry for the caller identification number; retrieving user preferences associated with the first unique person; and performing an action based on the user preferences associated with the first unique person.