CALLER IDENTIFICATION FOR RESTRICTED MOBILE DEVICES

摘要

A call information server registers with a carrier platform to receive call notifications for a telephone number associated with a mobile device. When an incoming communication is made to the registered telephone number, the call information server receives a call notification before the incoming communication arrives at the mobile device. The call information server then determines the caller information associated with the caller telephone number. The caller information for the caller telephone number is information about an entity that controls or is otherwise associated with the caller telephone number. The call information server sends the caller information and the caller telephone number to the mobile device before the incoming communication arrives at the mobile device. The mobile device can then display the caller information when the incoming communication arrives at the mobile device.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method of enabling caller identification on a mobile device, comprising:
registering, by a third party caller information server, to receive call notifications from a carrier platform for a telephone number associated with a mobile device; receiving, by the third party caller information server, a call notification from the carrier platform for the registered telephone number indicating that an incoming communication from a caller telephone number has been made to the registered telephone number; determining caller information associated with the caller telephone number responsive to receiving the call notification; and sending the caller information and caller telephone number to the mobile device before the incoming communication arrives at the mobile device.