SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PARTICULARIZED AUDIBLE ALERTS
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with computer executable codes for directing a telephonic device configured to generate at least two distinctive auditory alerts upon receiving a telephone call, the codes comprising computer executable codes for directing the telephonic device to:
- access data indicative of a first plurality of sounds related to an attribute of a user of a device, wherein the data corresponds to a sequence of phonemes associated with the attribute of the user, the device configured to receive a telephone call;
play the first plurality of sounds in a sequence so as to identify a received telephone call being directed to the user, wherein the plurality of sounds are based on the sequence of phonemes;
access an identifier associated with a calling party of the telephone call; and
provide data indicative of a second plurality of sounds designating the calling party based on the accessed identifier, andplay the second plurality of sounds in a sequence so as to identify the calling party.
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Abstract
A system and method generating at least one distinctive auditory alert upon receiving a transmission or telephone call at a device is described. Data indicative of a first plurality of sounds corresponding to a user of a device configured to receive the transmission or telephone call is accessed, such as from a memory. The first plurality of sounds is played at the device so as to identify a received transmission or telephone call being directed to the user. A telephone number, subscriber name or identifier associated with a transmitting or calling party of the transmission or telephone call is accessed. Data indicative of a second plurality of sounds designating the transmitting or calling party based on the subscriber name, telephone number or identifier is retrieved, such as from a data structure, and the second plurality of sounds is played at the device so as to identify the transmitting or calling party.
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20 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with computer executable codes for directing a telephonic device configured to generate at least two distinctive auditory alerts upon receiving a telephone call, the codes comprising computer executable codes for directing the telephonic device to:
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access data indicative of a first plurality of sounds related to an attribute of a user of a device, wherein the data corresponds to a sequence of phonemes associated with the attribute of the user, the device configured to receive a telephone call; play the first plurality of sounds in a sequence so as to identify a received telephone call being directed to the user, wherein the plurality of sounds are based on the sequence of phonemes; access an identifier associated with a calling party of the telephone call; and provide data indicative of a second plurality of sounds designating the calling party based on the accessed identifier, and play the second plurality of sounds in a sequence so as to identify the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of generating a distinctive auditory alert upon receiving a telephone call at a device, the method comprising:
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accessing an identifier associated with a calling party of a telephone call; automatically assigning a particular plurality of sounds to correspond to the identifier of the calling party; and playing the plurality of sounds at the device so as to identify the calling party, wherein the plurality of sounds are based on a sequence of phonemes corresponding to the identifier associated with the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A telephonic device comprising software instruction code performed on the telephonic device, the instruction code configured to:
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produce an acoustic representation of a message, the acoustic representation comprising acoustic symbols, the acoustic symbols representing phonemes of a language, wherein the acoustic symbols comprise combinations of sounds, single sounds, and/or silence, and wherein the acoustic symbols are produced in a temporal order consistent with the language; and assign the combinations of sounds or the single sounds to the acoustic symbols. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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