Method and Apparatus for Presenting Caller Identification Information with Geographical and/or Source Language Information

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for processing calls. Initiation of a call by a user is detected in the communications device. In response to detecting the call, a geographic identification based on a number assigned to the communications device and/or a language identification based on a user of the communications device is identified. The geographic identification and the language identification are transmitted with caller identification information for use by a called party.

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       15 . A communications device comprising:
 detecting means for detecting an initiation of a call in the communications device, wherein the call is initiated by a user directly co-acting with the communication device;   identifying means, responsive to detecting the call, for identifying a geographic identification based on a number assigned to the communications device and a language identification based on a user of the communications device; and   transmitting means for transmitting the geographic identification and the language identification with caller identification information for use by a called party.   
   
   
       16 . The communications device of  claim 15 , wherein the language identification is a list of languages in a code format. 
   
   
       17 . The communications device of  claim 15 , wherein the geographic identification is in a two letter code format. 
   
   
       18 . The communications device of  claim 15 , wherein the language identification is stored in a user profile for the user. 
   
   
       19 . The communications device of  claim 15 , wherein the language identification is stored in a device accessible by the communications device using a wireless communication link. 
   
   
       20 . The communications device of  claim 15 , wherein the device has Bluetooth wireless communication capability that is used to access the language identification stored in the device. 
   
   
       21 . The communications device of  claim 15 , wherein the communications device is a mobile communications unit. 
   
   
       22 . A communications device comprising:
 determining means, responsive to detecting an incoming call from a caller, for determining whether a geographic identification and a language identification is present, wherein the language identifier identifies at least one language spoken by the caller; and   presenting means, responsive to the geographic identification and the language identification being present, for presenting the geographic identification and the language identification to the called party, wherein the geographic identification and the language identification are used to identify the geographic location of the origin of the call and the at least one language spoken by the caller.   
   
   
       23 . The communications device of  claim 22 , wherein determining means is a first determining means, and further comprising:
 second determining means, responsive to the language identification being present, for determining whether the language identification matches a language selected by the called party.   
   
   
       24 . The communications device of  claim 22 , wherein the language identification is a list of language codes containing at least one language code indicating a language spoken by the caller. 
   
   
       25 . The communications device of  claim 23  further comprising:
 initiating means, responsive to an absence of a matching language, for initiating a translation process.   
   
   
       26 . The communications device of  claim 23  further comprising:
 forwarding means, responsive to an absence of a matching language, for forwarding the call to a call center.   
   
   
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