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System and method of audible caller identification via a multimedia device

US8625751B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 2011
Grant dateJan 7, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 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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