Methods and apparatuses for video and text in communication greetings for the audibly-impaired
US9276971B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/1089
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for enabling electronic communication with an audibly-impaired user are disclosed. A communication device receives a call from a video endpoint associated with a calling party, wherein the call is intended for the audibly-impaired user. If the audibly-impaired user is unavailable to receive the call, information is selected from a database with one or more entries associated with the audibly-impaired user. The one or more entries include a video greeting previously recorded by the audibly-impaired user and a text greeting previously entered by the audibly-impaired user. The video greeting and the text greeting are combined as a merged video stream. The merged video stream is then presented on the video endpoint associated with the calling party.
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