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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2004
Susanne Marie Crockett, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Gordon Lynn Blumenschein, Woodridge, IL (US);
James Daniel Kovarik, Batavia, IL (US);
Kenneth Robert Stroud, Lago Vista, TX (US);
Dianna Inara Tiliks, Elk Grove, IL (US);
William R. Trost, Mequon, WI (US);
Paul H. Vlasek, Brookfield, IL (US);
Scott Ryan Watry, Greenfield, WI (US);
Thomas Joseph Mcblain, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Susanne Marie Crockett, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Gordon Lynn Blumenschein, Woodridge, IL (US);
James Daniel Kovarik, Batavia, IL (US);
Kenneth Robert Stroud, Lago Vista, TX (US);
Dianna Inara Tiliks, Elk Grove, IL (US);
William R. Trost, Mequon, WI (US);
Paul H. Vlasek, Brookfield, IL (US);
Scott Ryan Watry, Greenfield, WI (US);
Thomas Joseph McBlain, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
An advanced intelligent network (AIN) based system and method that allows a subscriber connected to the Internet to receive customized call alerts and caller identification information concerning an incoming telephone call. Using client software, the subscriber associates telephone numbers to sound files. Then, when an incoming call with caller identification information is received, the client software determines whether the incoming telephone number points to a sound file. If so, the client software directs the sound file to play.