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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald Alfred Fleck, Emmaus, PA (US);
James A. Johanson, Macungie, PA (US);
Philip David Mooney, North Wales, PA (US);
Assignee:
Agere Systems, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 ;
Abstract
Telephones, telephone answering devices (“TADs”) or larger systems are equipped to output audio announcements which identify the sources of incoming calls by comparing caller identity (“CID”) data and ring cadence signals in an incoming call with reference parameters. If a match occurs an audio announcement is output. Customized audio announcements may be recorded by a caller so they may be played back as a way of announcing incoming calls or as a greeting. The announcements are stored voices of callers who have originated incoming calls.