Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced caller identification are disclosed. In some embodiments, an incoming phone call may be received and a phone number of the incoming phone call may be identified. A query of an external database may be performed based on the phone number and information from an entry of the database that matches the phone number may be retrieved. A plurality of additional external databases may also be queried based on the phone number of information retrieved from another database that was queried based on the phone number. The information may be displayed in response to the incoming phone call and in response to an answering of the phone call. In some embodiments, the information may be displayed by way of a notification on a mobile phone.

Abstract: An alert device is disclosed. The alert device has at least one light, at least one speaker, and a communication system configured to receive an alert notification containing instructions for each of at least one pattern and duration of activation of the at least one light, at least one pattern and duration of activation of the at least one speaker, and an overall duration of the alert notification. The alert device further has a controller communicatively coupled with the at least one light, the at least one speaker, and the communication system. The controller is configured to monitor the communication system for the alert notification, decode the alert notification, activate the at least one light and the at least one speaker for their respective at least one patterns and durations of activation, and deactivate the at least one light and the at least one speaker after the overall duration elapses.