Patent ID: 7324635

Claim:
A method performed by a processing system connected within the public switched telephone network (PSTN), whereby a user can obtain additional information relating to incoming calls other than Caller ID provided by the PSTN, the method comprising: receiving an incoming call from a calling party, using a communications device, intended for a user; detecting, by the processing system, first information from the PSTN about the calling party, wherein the first information is provided solely by the PSTN and not provided by the calling party; using the first information to access second information from a memory, the second information comprising information identifying the calling party specified by the user, at least a portion of the second information being previously input into the memory for later association with the first information from the PSTN; and conveying to the user at least a portion of the second information previously input into the memory so the user can associate the second information with the incoming call.