System and method of audible caller identification via a multimedia device
US8625751B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2207/14
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is disclosed that receives an incoming call at an electronic device, where the incoming call includes caller identification information. Further, the method determines whether a personal address book stored remotely from the electronic device includes an entry associated with the caller identification information. Additionally, an audio alert associated with the entry is inserted into a multimedia data stream, where the audio alert is determined based at least in part on the entry.
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