Method and system for text-to-speech conversion of caller information
First Claim
1. A method for providing audible caller information, the method comprising:
- receiving a call from a caller to a called party;
searching a caller information database for caller information of the caller;
receiving the caller information of the caller from the caller information database, wherein the caller information is in a form unsuitable for text-to-speech synthesis;
converting the caller information to a form that is suitable for text-to-speech synthesis;
establishing the call between the caller and the called party; and
performing text-to-speech synthesis of the converted caller information.
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Abstract
A system (10) and method (40) for providing audible caller information to telephone service subscribers is presented. The system (10) includes a pre-processor (28) that converts textual caller information from a first data format to a second data format suitable for text-to-speech synthesis (TTS). The pre-processor (28) can be incorporated in a service node/intelligent peripheral (SN/IP) (24) in an advanced intelligent network (AIN). In this configuration, the pre-processor (28) can be used to convert caller-ID with name database entries into a predetermined TTS format. The TTS formatted information can be provided to a TTS synthesized (30) included in the SN/IP (24). In conjunction with a switching service point (SSP) (20), the pre-processor (28) can provide a talking call-waiting feature to subscribers with significantly improved intelligibility.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing audible caller information, the method comprising:
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receiving a call from a caller to a called party;
searching a caller information database for caller information of the caller;
receiving the caller information of the caller from the caller information database, wherein the caller information is in a form unsuitable for text-to-speech synthesis;
converting the caller information to a form that is suitable for text-to-speech synthesis;
establishing the call between the caller and the called party; and
performing text-to-speech synthesis of the converted caller information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A telecommunication system comprising:
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a caller information database comprising caller information of a plurality of parties;
a service node operative to;
retrieve, from the caller information database, caller information of a caller making a call to a called party and convert the caller information to a form that is suitable for text-to-speech synthesis; and
at least one component operative to establish the call between the caller and the called party. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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- 16. A computer-usable memory storing at least one computer program, the at least one computer program operative to retrieve, from a caller information database, caller information of a caller making a call to a called party, convert the caller information to a form that is suitable for text-to-speech synthesis, and establish the call between the caller and the called party.
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