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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1997
Elizabeth Y Fung, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Shubert A Hau, Wayne, NJ (US);
Walter H Hawkins, Freehold, NJ (US);
A Helen McGrath, Summit, NJ (US);
Christine Patricia Peterson, Fords, NJ (US);
AT&T Corp, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for providing a called party with audio messages/prompts in a language selected by the caller or a language spoken in the called party's geographic location comprises the steps of determining the geographic location of the called party; selecting a language from a plurality of language selections by a calling party for delivery of audio prompts to the called party in response to the determined geographic location of the called party; and providing the called party with audio messages/prompts in a selected language. Alternatively, the called party may be provided with audio prompts/messages in a language selected by a calling party through a method comprising the steps of determining dialed digits that identify the called party; selecting a language from a plurality of languages for delivery of audio prompts in response to determined dialed digits; and providing the called party with audio prompts in a language selected by the calling party.