Patent ID: 7130598
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for providing a caller ID in a mobile communication system, comprising: a private exchange system, which is connected to a public switched telephone network (PSTN), the private exchange system verifying that a caller ID service has been requested from a client after receipt of a call to the client; a server system, which is connected to the private exchange system for receiving, storing, and managing caller ID information; and a client device, which is connected to the private exchange system or server system for receiving the caller ID information, the client device comprising a terminal and a client computer including an application program; wherein the private exchange system comprises an interface unit which, is in charge of transmission/receipt of information with the server system or protocol; and a database management system (DBMS), which is connected to the interface unit for managing caller ID data, wherein the server system comprises a message handler, which is in charge of information transmission/receipt or protocol between a server PC interface in the private exchange system and decodes the received caller ID information, a database that stores the caller ID information, and an application server, which supports programs run by the client device that allow, a client to receive the caller ID information, the application server sending the caller ID information to the client computer application program when the client is logged in to the client computer allowing the client to output or store the caller ID information, if the caller ID service was requested from the client, and wherein the private exchange system rings the terminal and outputs a caller ID on the terminal.