US Patent 10149156 Trusted caller identification

A trusted caller ID authority receives registration data from a first communication device. The first communication device is authenticated by the trusted caller ID authority using the registration data and an authentication object is provided to the first communication device. A second communication device receives a call and the authentication object from the first communication device. The second communication device sends a validation request to the trusted caller ID authority that includes the authentication object. Validation information associated with the first communication device is provided to the second communication device. The validation information includes registration and authentication status of the first communication device.