Real-time voice paging voice augmented caller ID/ring tone alias

• US 10,440,176 B2
• Filed: 10/27/2015
• Issued: 10/08/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Staton Techiya, LLC
• Original Assignee: Staton Techiya, LLC
• Inventors: Goldstein, Steven Wayne
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Quoc D
• Application Number:
  US14/923,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20160050311A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,442 Days
• Field of Search: 37914201, 37914206, 37914214, 37937301, 37937304, 37937402
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42051 where the notification is included in the ringing tone
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A communication device and method can include one or more processors operatively coupled to memory and an audible output device, where the one or more processors receive a call from a calling party that includes caller identification information and a voice paging message associated with the caller identification information, presenting the caller identification information, presenting the voice paging message as an alias of or to a ring tone or interleaved with the ring tone before the call from the calling party is answered or rejected. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims

1. A communication device, comprising:

an audible output device;

a memory having computer instructions; and

a processor operatively coupled to the memory and the audible output device, wherein the execution of the computer instructions causes the processor to perform operations comprising;

processing a call from a calling party that includes a real time voice paging message;

presenting the real time voice paging message as an alias of a ring tone and by interleaving the real time voice paging message with the ring tone such that the real time voice paging message is presented alternately with the ring tone;

presenting an option to a called party to answer the call or ignore the call;

presenting, in response to the call and from a device of the called party, feedback intended for the calling party, wherein the feedback is based on a quantity of times a real time voice paging messaging service associated with the real time voice paging message has been invoked; and

continuing a conversation initiated by the real time voice paging message in response to a selection of the option to answer the call.

2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the communication device is a mobile phone and the processor causes the communication device to receive the call from the calling party including a caller identification information and the real time voice paging message associated with the caller identification information and the processor causes the communication device to present the caller identification information.

3. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the communication device is one among a landline phone, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a Voice over Internet Protocol phone, a phablet computer, an earphone, a headphone, a smartphone, or a device mounted in or on or operatively coupled to a watch, a pair of glasses, a shoe, a head-mounted display, a helmet mounted display or a wearable computing device operatively coupled to one or more of the aforesaid items.

4. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the real time voice paging message is recorded at a time of initiating the call to the called party by the calling party.

5. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the processor presents the real time voice paging message recorded at a time of initiating the call to the called party by the calling party as the alias for the ring tone presented at the audible output device of the communication device, wherein the voice paging message is played at a lower volume than a final volume such that the volume rises during a voice paging sequence.

6. The communication device of claim 1, further comprising an indicator indicating a live voice conversation is ready to ensue when the call is answered.

7. The communication device of claim 6, wherein the indicator comprises a text message, iconic symbol, a light, a tactile alert , mechanical vibration, an auditory signal, or a combination thereof.

8. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the communication device is an earphone, headphone or earpiece configured to allow discreet audition of the real time voice paging message at the communication device.

9. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise presenting a still photo or a video clip along with the real time voice paging message.

10. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise utilizing voice paging despite the communication device being turned off, in a ringer off mode, in a do not disturb mode, or in a volume off mode.

11. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise receiving one or more voice paging packets from a mobile subscriber device of the calling party via an originating Internet Protocol gateway.

12. The communication device of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise sending application signals from the communication device to the mobile subscriber device of the calling party via the originating Internet Protocol gateway in response to the receipt of the one or more voice paging packets.

13. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise discarding or saving the receipt of an on-going voice paging message and to enter a live conversation with a mobile subscriber device of the calling party in response to receiving an answer signal at the communication device.

14. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise initiating a call with a voice paging permission request and receipt of a prompt for receipt of a voice paging input in response to the voice paging permission request.

15. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise causing the time compression of the real time voice paging message while preserving an original pitch of the real time voice paging message.

16. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise creating an interface with social media that causes an acoustical output of social media text at the communication device via a text to speech engine.

17. The communication device of claim 1, further comprising a text-to-speech engine that converts a received email, a received text, a received amber alert, or a combination thereof, to an acoustic output from the audible output device of the communication device.

18. The communication device of claim 1, further comprising a microphone, and wherein the operations further comprise automatically enabling the microphone when receiving the voice paging message and enabling a mobile subscriber device of the calling party to hear audible inputs at the microphone even though the called party has not answered the communication device.

19. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise causing a play of the voice paging message at a lower volume level than a final volume level, wherein the volume level rises during the play of the voice paging message.

20. A communication device, comprising:

an audible output device;

a memory having computer instructions; and

a processor operatively coupled to the memory and the audible output device, wherein the execution of the computer instructions causes the processor to perform operations comprising;

processing a call from a calling party that includes a real time voice paging message;

presenting, to a called party, the real time voice paging message as an alias of a ring tone and by interleaving the real time voice paging message with the ring tone such that the real time voice paging message is presented alternately with the ring tone;

presenting, in response to the call and from a device of the called party, feedback intended for the calling party, wherein the feedback is based on a quantity of times a real time voice paging messaging service associated with the real time voice paging message has been invoked; and

ignoring the real time voice paging message and directly entering a live conversation with a mobile subscriber device of the calling party in response to receiving an answer signal at the communication device.