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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1994
Jonathan B Allen, Mountainside, NJ (US);
John C Songrady, Washington Crossing, PA (US);
AT&T Corp., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for improving the clarity and intelligibility of incoming speech in a telephone connection. Improved sound quality is provided by automatically selecting, or enabling the selection of, an appropriate sound enhancement for a particular individual at a given telephone number. Sound enhancements applied to calls originating from or terminating at a given telephone station are determined on a call-by-call basis. The sound enhancement set at the beginning of a telephone call can be changed mid-call to a different sound enhancement. Thus, different occupants of a household may select their own sound enhancement, or may select no enhancement at all.