Patent ID: 7379455

Claim:
A method for providing a caller ID configuration associated with a calling party ID for sending caller ID information to a called party, comprising the steps of: providing a communications service providing voice communications to a plurality of users, wherein caller ID information is transmitted between a first user and a second user in response to a call from the first user to the second user, and wherein the communications service transfers packetized call data between a computing system associated with the first user and the second user; providing a default caller ID setting comprised of a name and number associated with the first user; providing a software interface window on the computing system comprising a plurality of user-configurable options for the caller ID configuration associated with the calling party ID of the first user; wherein the plurality of user-configurable options comprise the default caller ID setting and one or more other options; wherein the caller ID information in accordance with a selected user-configurable option is provided to a telephone device associated with the second user.