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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2005
Stephen Lapierre, Union City, GA (US);
Jim Reed, Marietta, GA (US);
Stephen LaPierre, Union City, GA (US);
Jim Reed, Marietta, GA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Caller identification information is conveyed to the called party in manners other than through the display of textual information on a display screen. The caller ID information may be provided as musical tones where the characters of the caller ID information are mapped to the musical tones being output, such as various musical notes and length of the note. The caller ID information may be provided as a light pattern where the characters of the caller ID information are mapped to the elements of the light pattern being output, such as colors, period of light, and flashes. The caller ID information may be provided as tactile patterns where the characters of the caller ID information are mapped to the elements of the tactile pattern being output, such as producing vibration patterns or Braille characters. The called party may then recognize the caller from the conveyed caller ID information.