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Source audio identifiers for digital communications

US7644166B2 · kind B2 · utility

185Cited by

10References

30Claims

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Assignee

AOl · US

Inventors

Barry Appelman · McLean, US
Stephen Vaughan Murphy · Halifax, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2003
Grant date	Jan 5, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 5, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M2203/6009
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Audibly informing a recipient of an arrival of a digital communication from a sender includes receiving a digital communication from a sender directed to a recipient and determining whether the digital communication is associated with an audio identifier that identifies the sender of the digital communication and that is designated by the sender of the digital communication. Perception by the recipient of the audio identifier is conditioned on whether the digital communication is determined to be associated with the audio identifier. The audio identifier is perceived prior to or concurrent with perception of the digital communication by the recipient.

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