Patent ID: 6810113
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
In a messaging system including at least a messaging platform (MP1) serving a sender and a second messaging platform (MP2) serving a recipient, and the messaging system including a directory functionally connected to the MP1, the directory including profile data related to numbers served by the messaging system,a method for the MP1 to present the sender with an identity associated with the recipient, the method comprising: A. causing the MP1 to transmit an initial query including a number of the recipient to the directory; B. in response to the initial query, causing the directory to use the number to obtain recipient profile data, the recipient profile data indicating the MP2 as including spoken name data related to the identity of the recipient; C. in response to obtaining the recipient profile data and the recipient profile data indicating the MP2 as including the spoken name data, causing the directory to provide an initial response including the recipient profile data to the MP1; D. in response to the initial response, causing the MP1 to use the recipient profile data to transmit a follow-up query including the number to the MP2; E. in response to the follow-up query, causing the MP2 to use the number to obtain the spoken name data; F. in response to obtaining the spoken name data, causing the MP2 to provide a follow-up response including the spoken name data to the MP1; and G. in response to the follow-up response, causing the MP1 to make a presentation of the spoken name data to the sender.