Source audio identifiers for digital communications
AssigneeAOL Inc.
InventorsBarry Appelman, Stephen Vaughan Murphy
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Abstract
Audibly informing a recipient of an arrival of a digital communication from a sender includes receiving a digital communication from a sender directed to a recipient and determining whether the digital communication is associated with an audio identifier that identifies the sender of the digital communication and that is designated by the sender of the digital communication. Perception by the recipient of the audio identifier is conditioned on whether the digital communication is determined to be associated with the audio identifier. The audio identifier is perceived prior to or concurrent with perception of the digital communication by the recipient.
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A method for audibly informing a recipient of an arrival of a digital communication from a sender, the method comprising:
- receiving a digital communication from a sender directed to a recipient;
- determining whether the digital communication is associated with an audio identifier that identifies the sender of the digital communication and that is designated by the sender of the digital communication;
- and
- conditioning perception by the recipient of the audio identifier on whether the digital communication is determined to be associated with the audio identifier, the audio identifier being perceived prior to or concurrent with perception of the digital communication by the recipient.
A user interface for enabling a recipient of a digital communication from a sender to authorize or reject a source audio identifier, the user interface comprising:
- a first interface element structured and arranged to provide notification of a digital communication that has been received;
- a second interface element structured and arranged to provide notification of an audio identifier that identifies the sender of the digital communication and that is designated by the sender of the digital communication;
- and
- a third interface element structured and arranged to enable the recipient of the digital communication to authorize or reject presentation of the audio identifier in advance of audio identifier presentation.
A computer system for audibly informing a recipient of an arrival of a digital communication from a sender, the computer system comprising:
- a data store configured to store audio identifiers;
- a digital communication processor configured to
- receive a digital communication from a sender directed to a recipient,
- determine whether the digital communication is associated with an audio identifier that identifies the sender of the digital communication and that is designated by the sender of the digital communication;
- access the audio identifier from the data store and condition perception by the recipient of the audio identifier on whether the digital communication is determined to be associated with the audio identifier, the audio identifier being perceived prior to or concurrent with perception of the digital communication by the recipient.
An apparatus for audibly informing a recipient of an arrival of a digital communication from a sender, the apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving a digital communication from a sender directed to a recipient;
- means for determining whether the digital communication is associated with an audio identifier that identifies the sender of the digital communication and that is designated by the sender of the digital communication;
- and
- means for conditioning perception by the recipient of the audio identifier on whether the digital communication is determined to be associated with the audio identifier, the audio identifier being perceived prior to or concurrent with perception of the digital communication by the recipient.
A method for informing a recipient of an arrival of a digital communication from a sender, the method comprising:
- receiving a digital communication from a sender directed to a recipient;
- determining whether the digital communication is associated with an identifier that identifies the sender of the digital communication and that is designated by the sender of the digital communication;
- and
- conditioning perception by the recipient of the identifier on whether the digital communication is determined to be associated with the identifier, the identifier being perceived prior to or concurrent with perception of the digital communication by the recipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.