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AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsLes Bruce, Jeffrey L. Brandt, Marc A. Sullivan, Mark B. Hubscher
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A method and system is disclosed that includes receiving an incoming call including caller identification information at an input responsive to a network. An audio alert and display information associated with the incoming call are sent to a multimedia device.
A method comprising:
An electronic device comprising:
A non-transitory processor-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party: associated with a synthesized vocal announcement
Calling party identification service: notifying the called party of information on the calling party
Services and arrangements where telephone services are combined with data services: where the data service is an information service
Telephone sets using digital voice transmission: adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network (Voice over Internet…
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The present disclosure is generally related to systems and methods of audible caller identification via a multimedia device.
In general, caller identification devices are commercially available as assistive technologies for visually impaired individuals, for example, to provide an audible announcement of caller identification information. Such caller identification devices may be coupled to a telephone line to receive an incoming call and may include an audio output to produce an audible announcement of the caller identification information. However, such caller identification devices may not allow user customization. Additionally, such caller identification devices may be separate from other electronic devices that are already within a particular home. For example, if a user is focused on listening to an audio output of a particular electronic device, such as a television, the user may not hear an audio announcement of a caller identification provided by a separate caller identification device. Hence, there is a need for an improved system and method of caller identification.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a particular illustrative embodiment of a system to provide an audio alert related to an incoming call with a multimedia data stream;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a second particular alternative illustrative embodiment of a system to provide an audio alert related to an incoming call with a multimedia data stream;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a third particular illustrative embodiment of a system to provide an audio alert related to an incoming call with a multimedia data stream;
In a particular illustrative embodiment, a method of providing an audio alert related to an incoming call with a multimedia data stream is disclosed that includes receiving an incoming call including caller identification information at an input responsive to a network. Additionally, the method includes inserting an audio alert and display information associated with the incoming call into a multimedia data stream sent to a multimedia device.
In another particular embodiment, an electronic device includes an input and a processor. The input is responsive to a network to receive an incoming telephone call including caller identification information. The processor is coupled to the input. The processor inserts an audio announcement and display information associated with the caller identification information into a multimedia data stream for audio playback and display via a multimedia device. In a particular illustrative embodiment, the electronic device may include a text-to-speech converter (or text-to-speech capability) to generate the audio alert based on the caller identification information.
In yet another particular embodiment, a processor readable medium is provided that embodies processor readable instructions to provide an audio alert related to an incoming telephone call to a multimedia device for audio playback. The processor readable instructions include instructions to receive the incoming call having caller identification information at an input responsive to a network and include instructions to insert an audio alert and display information associated with the incoming call into a multimedia data stream for audio playback and display via the multimedia device.