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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2004
Doree Duncan Seligmann, New York, NY (US);
Taryn Moody, Atlantic Highlands, NJ (US);
Doree Duncan Seligmann, New York, NY (US);
Taryn Moody, Atlantic Highlands, NJ (US);
Avaya Technology Corp., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for determining properties of an output signal that notifies a user of an incoming message, based on information that is available to and associated with the user's telecommunications terminal. In particular, in the illustrative embodiment one or more properties of a musical composition, such as tempo, volume, pitch, rhythm, etc., are varied accordingly in value (e.g., faster versus slower, louder versus softer, etc.). One or more properties of a notifying image or text, if selected, are also varied accordingly.