Patent ID: 7466802

Claim:
A method for providing information via a messaging service operative on a telephony network, the method comprising: receiving a call notification at a supplemental service network configured to provide the messaging service, the call notification comprising calling party information and called party information; generating an event record at the supplemental service network in response to the call notification, the event record comprising the calling party information, the called party information and a first event identifier; transmitting a first event message to a called party customer premises equipment (CPE) configured for cooperation with the telephony network and associated with the called party information, the first event message comprising at least a portion of the calling party information; receiving accessory event information of the call at the supplemental service network from an accessory telephone service; generating a second event message that supplements the first event message, wherein the second event message comprises at least a portion of the calling party information and an information indicator; and transmitting the second event message to the called party CPE.