US Patent No: 6,061,434

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

Video caller identification systems and methods

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Abstract

Circuits and methods for determining the caller identification for an incoming call and for displaying such caller identification information on a video display device such as a television. A caller identification line modem determines the caller identification information, a control processor translates and/or inputs such caller identification information to a video circuit for displaying the caller identification information. Various methods for so displaying caller identification information are provided, including overlaying such information on an input video signal such as for a predetermined interval of time, generating a separate caller identification video signal, which may be placed, for example, on an unused television channel. The caller identification circuits and methods may be integrated or combined with various advanced television, video and/or telephony functions. An advanced remote control unit may be provided so that the user may determine from the video/television screen the identity of the caller, and then forward the call to a voice messaging system, forward the call to another line, answer the call on a video phone or answer the call on a separate telephone. The caller identification circuit may be provided with programmable intelligence so that incoming calls may not only be displayed on the video/television screen, but also may be desirably processed depending on the identity of the particular caller.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.SUWON-SI GYEONGGI-DO45752
DESIGN ANALYSIS ASSOCIATED, INC.MENDON, UT1

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Corbett, Joseph C 245 N. Main St., Millville, UT 34326 7 310

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Patent Citation Ranking

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BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION (24)
7,388,949 System and method for audio caller identification service 15 2000
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7,315,614 Remote notification of communications 24 2002
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7,127,488 System and method for gathering information related to a geographical location of a caller in an internet-based communication system 27 2002
7,978,833 Private caller ID messaging 0 2003
7,463,727 Caller ID messaging device 2 2003
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7,283,625 Caller ID messaging telecommunications services 4 2003
7,609,832 Real-time client survey systems and methods 2 2003
7,623,849 Method, system, and storage medium for providing comprehensive originator identification services 4 2003
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6,970,546 Intelligent remote caller ID 26 2004
8,195,136 Methods of providing caller identification information and related registries and radiotelephone networks 0 2004
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8,019,064 Remote notification of communications 0 2007
8,073,121 Caller ID messaging 0 2008
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AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. (6)
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Corbett, Joseph C. (5)
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OPEN INVENTION NETWORK, LLC (3)
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SKYPE LIMITED (3)
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AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. (2)
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ALCATEL LUCENT (1)
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AT&T PROPERTIES, LLC (1)
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BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (1)
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GATEWAY, INC. (1)
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (1)
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VODAFONE GROUP PLC (1)
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Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (2)
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