Patent ID: 8644471
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method to manage caller identifiers, the method comprising: receiving, at the caller, caller identifier information from a caller name (CNAM) registry, wherein the caller identifier information that will be displayed to a terminating endpoint at a caller, upon initiating a communication to the terminating endpoint by the caller; verifying the caller identifier information at the caller; comparing the received caller identifier information with a name associated with the caller generating a notification when the caller identifier information does not match the name associated with the caller; tagging the caller identifier information, when the name associated with the caller does not match the caller identifier information, to obtain recent names associated with the caller that replace the caller identifier information; generating a request, at the caller, to replace the caller identifier information stored at the CNAM registry if the name associated with the caller does not match the caller identifier information; and authorizing a payment transaction corresponding to the request to replace the caller identifier information received from the caller.