METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED CALLER IDENTIFICATION

摘要

A method and system are disclosed for providing enhanced caller identificati on information to a called party. At step (110), the system determines whether or not standard caller identification information associated with a calling par ty can be provided to the called party. The system preferably determines whethe r the standard caller identification information is unavailable, incomplete or has been blocked. When the system determines that the standard caller identification information cannot be provided, the system transmits a reques t for audible caller identification information to the calling party at step (120). If the calling party provides the requested audible caller identification information, the audible caller identification information is transmitted to the called party at step (130). The called party is thus provided with information about the calling party that can assist the called party in deciding whether or not to answer the call.