Patent ID: 6738460
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: H04M,Y10S

Abstract:
A caller identification availability apparatus for use by a caller within a select group, comprising:a housing having a front, rear, top, bottom, and two opposite sides, said housing having two standard telephone jacks, a first jack adapted to receive a telephone line connected to an external telephone outlet connected to a telephone network, and a second lack adapted to receive a telephone line connected to a telephone, said housing having a power input jack adapted to receive electrical power from a power source; a display on said housing front, said display being comprised of a plurality of subdisplays, said display having a upper portion, middle portion, lower portion, left side portion and right side portion; wherein said plurality of subdisplays are comprised of: a time and date subdisplay adapted to display a current time and date, said time and date display being positioned centrally in the display upper portion near the housing top; a personal subdisplay adapted to indicate a user's name, said personal subdisplay being positioned below the time and date subdisplay; a select group caller strip subdisplay adapted to show a select group caller name, a select group caller's telephone number, and a select group caller's time of day, said select group caller strip subdisplay being positioned beneath the personal subdisplay; a strip subdisplay adapted to show a caller identification of anyone calling the user, said caller identification strip subdisplay being positioned in the display middle portion beneath said select group caller strip subdisplay; and a pager subdisplay adapted to display a brief message from a select group caller, said pager subdisplay being positioned in the display lower portion; a plurality of lights on said display, said lights adapted to indicate a status for a select subdisplay; and a plurality of control function buttons on said display, said control function buttons adapted for indicating and controlling a plurality of apparatus functions.