Patent ID: 6463143
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method comprising:receiving, from a calling party, a dialed number of a called party; generating a dialed number query message in response to the receipt of the dialed number, the dialed number query message comprising the dialed number of the called party; transmitting the dialed number query message from a calling party's switch to an advanced intelligent network element; using the advanced intelligent network element to retrieve, from a database, a name of the called party based on the dialed number, in response to the dialed number query message; generating a dialed number reply message in response to the retrieval of the name of the called party, the dialed number reply message comprising the name of the called party; generating an audio message which includes the name of the called party in response to the dialed number reply message; communicating the audio message to the calling party; and routing a call between the calling party and the called party after said communicating the audio message.