Patent ID: 8358759

Claim:
A method for identifying a calling party to a called party utilizing biometric information, comprising: receiving an input of first calling party biometric information of a first calling party for communications; in response to determining that the first calling party biometric information of the first calling party is stored, 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; automatically detecting a biometric information change from the first calling party biometric information to a second calling party biometric information 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, 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 existing ca 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; wherein, anytime the second calling party biometric information is detected during the call currently existing with the called party, the second calling party is identified as the new user to the called party.