Patent ID: 8010092
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for managing a cellular telephone call, comprising: a server receiving the cellular telephone call in a voice-carrying protocol over a first data path from a caller using a cellular telephony appliance; and software executing on the server processing and routing the call; wherein the server, routing the call, sends the voice-carrying protocol data of the call and one or more text message protocol messages to the routing destination in a second data path, the text message identifying the caller and sending information about one or both of the call or the caller; and in an instance there is no identification for the caller received with the call at the server, sends a text message protocol message to the cellular telephony appliance in the first data path requesting identification data and includes any received identification data with the voice-carrying protocol data on the second data path.