摘要 |
A network for delivering caller identification information, comprising one or more telephone switches (1706), a database associating telephone numbers to names (1708), a telephone (1710) located at a remote user location, a display located at said remote user location, and a caller identification adapter, separate from said display, located at said remote user location, and connected to a telephone switch, said caller identification adapter including means for sending a calling party's name and telephone number to said display in response to a telephone call and means for sending a ring telephone instruction to said telephone (1710) in response to a telephone call. |