Patent ID: 8755500
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying a calling party to a called party utilizing biometric information, the method comprising: receiving an input of a first calling party biometric information of a first calling party; retrieving a first calling party profile of the first calling party based on the first calling party biometric information; placing a call to the called party; providing the first calling party profile to the called party, wherein the first calling party profile identifies the first calling party; detecting a biometric information change from the first calling party biometric information to a second calling party biometric information of a second calling party during the call currently existing with the called party; in response to detecting the biometric information change from the first calling party to the second calling party, determining whether the second calling party biometric information of the second calling party is stored; retrieving a second calling party profile of the second calling party based on the second calling party biometric information, in response to the second calling party biometric information being stored; providing the second calling party profile to the called party during the call currently existing with the called party, in response to the second calling party biometric information being stored, wherein the second calling party profile identifies the second calling party; in response to determining that the second calling party biometric information for the second calling party is not stored, notifying the called party that the second calling party is communicating during the call currently existing; in response to determining that the second calling party biometric information for the second calling party is not stored, automatically creating the second calling party profile during the call currently existing based on the second calling party biometric information; and in response to determining that the second calling party biometric information for the second calling party is not stored, notifying the called party that the second calling party is a new user without identity data stored.