Patent ID: 6233325
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of providing CPIAS (Calling Party Identification Announcement Service), comprising the steps of:responsive to receipt of a caller pays incoming or intra-office call to a called number, determining whether the called number has CPIAS;responsive to a determination that the called number has CPIAS, establishing a connection between a terminating switch of said call and an SCN/IPS (service circuit node/intelligent peripheral);querying a data base to determine whether data is stored for said calling number, said data for forming an announcement that can be transmitted to said called station;responsive to a determination that said calling number is not allowed to transmit any previously recorded announceable data, recording a new announcement from said calling station;establishing a connection from said SCN/IP to a called station of said called number; andplaying said new recorded announcement to said called station.