Arrangement for retrieving recorded audio announcements from a messaging system for identification of a calling party
US6940954B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/4931
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An IP-based subscriber endpoint, for example a VoIP telephony device or an IP telephony user agent, is configured for retrieving recorded audio caller information in response to receiving an incoming call that includes a calling party identifier. The IP-based subscriber endpoint, in response to receiving the calling party identifier, generates an IP-based query via an IP network to an identifiable server for identification of a source of the recorded audio caller information corresponding to the calling party identifier. The IP-based subscriber endpoint outputs a request to the source of the recorded audio caller information, and plays the recorded audio caller information in response to reception via the IP-based network. Hence, the IP-based subscriber endpoint is able to retrieve existing recorded audio caller information from servers configured for storing recorded names, eliminating the necessity for text to speech resources.
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