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Method and system for representing the attributes of an incoming call

US8331539B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Charles U. Eckel · Santa Clara, US
Alison Andrews · Oakland, US
Najeeb Haddad · South San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 13, 2005
Grant date	Dec 11, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 14, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M19/041
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and a system for representing the attributes of an incoming call are disclosed. A determination module is used to determine certain attributes of an incoming call. The attributes can be the caller ID, urgency of call or call location, among others. The determined attributes are then converted into an audio-tone that is representative of the incoming call. Characteristics, such as pitch, volume and cadence of the audio-tone are chosen to represent the attributes of the incoming call.

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