Text-to-speech driven annunciation of caller identification
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1. A method of producing an audio tag in response to calling line identification information, the method comprising:
- a) receiving calling line identification information from a telephone line;
b) searching a directory, using at least some of said calling line identification information as a search parameter to locate a directory record corresponding to said at least some of said calling line identification information;
c) evaluating said calling line identification information and information held in said directory record to determine which has a greater audibility score; and
d) communicating to a text to speech converter information held in said directory record or in said calling line identification information, whichever has the greater audibility score, to produce said audio tag.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for producing an audio tag in response to calling line identification information. The method includes the steps of, receiving calling line identification information from a telephone line, searching a directory, using at least some of the calling line identification information as a search parameter to locate a directory record corresponding to at least some of the calling line identification information, communicating information held in the directory record or in the calling line identification information to a text to speech converter to produce the audio tag.
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56 Claims
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1. A method of producing an audio tag in response to calling line identification information, the method comprising:
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a) receiving calling line identification information from a telephone line; b) searching a directory, using at least some of said calling line identification information as a search parameter to locate a directory record corresponding to said at least some of said calling line identification information; c) evaluating said calling line identification information and information held in said directory record to determine which has a greater audibility score; and d) communicating to a text to speech converter information held in said directory record or in said calling line identification information, whichever has the greater audibility score, to produce said audio tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable medium for providing a plurality of computer-readable instructions for directing a processor to produce an audio tag in response to calling line identification information by:
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a) searching a directory, using at least some calling line identification information received from a telephone line as a search parameter to locate a directory record corresponding to said at least some of said calling line identification information; b) evaluating said calling line identification information and information held in said directory record to determine which has a greater audibility score; and c) communicating to a text to speech converter information held in said directory record or said calling line identification information, whichever has the greater audibility score, to produce said audio tag. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for producing an audio tag at a telephony device in response to calling line identification information, the apparatus comprising:
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a) a receiver for receiving calling line identification information from a telephone line; b) a processor for accessing and searching a directory, using at least some of said calling line identification information as a search parameter to locate a directory record corresponding to said at least some of said calling line identification information and for evaluating said calling line identification information and information held in said directory record to determine which has a greater audibility score; and c) a text to speech converter for converting information held in said directory record or in said calling line identification information, whichever has the greater audibility score, to produce said audio tag. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of audibly identifying a calling party, the method comprising:
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a) receiving calling line identification information from a telephone line; b) searching a directory, using at least some of said calling line identification information as a search parameter to locate a directory record corresponding to said at least some of said calling line identification information; c) evaluating said calling line identification information and information held in said directory record to determine which has a greater audibility score; d) communicating to a text to speech converter information held in said directory record or in said calling line identification information, whichever has the greater audibility score, to produce an audio tag; and e) directing an audio tag converter to play said audio tag to identify said calling party.
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43. A computer-readable medium for providing a plurality of computer-readable instructions for directing a processor to audibly identify a calling party by:
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a) receiving calling line identification information from a telephone line; b) searching a directory, using at least some of said calling line identification information as a search parameter to locate a directory record corresponding to said at least some of said calling line identification information; c) evaluating said calling line identification information and information held in said directory record to determine which has a greater audibility score; d) communicating to a text to speech converter information held in said directory record or in said calling line identification information, whichever has the greater audibility score, to produce an audio tag; and e) directing an audio tag converter to play said audio tag to identify said calling party.
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44. An apparatus for audibly identifying a calling party, the apparatus comprising:
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a) a receiver for receiving calling line identification information from a telephone line; b) a processor for searching a directory, using at least some of said calling line identification information as a search parameter to locate a directory record corresponding to said at least some of said calling line identification information and for evaluating said calling line identification information and information held in said directory record to determine which has a greater audibility score; c) a text to speech converter for converting information held in said directory record or in said calling line identification information, whichever has the greater audibility score, to produce an audio tag; and d) an audio tag converter for playing said audio tag to identify said calling party.
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45. An apparatus for audibly identifying a calling party, the apparatus comprising:
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a) receiving means for receiving calling line identification information from a telephone line; b) searching means for searching a directory, using at least some of said calling line identification information as a search parameter to locate a directory record corresponding to said at least some of said calling line identification information; c) means for evaluating said calling line identification information and information held in said directory record to determine which has a greater audibility score; d) text to speech conversion means for converting information held in said directory record or in said calling line identification information, whichever has the greater audibility score, to produce an audio tag; and e) audio tag conversion means for converting said audio tag into an audible sound to identify said calling party.
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46. An apparatus for producing an audio tag in response to calling line identification information, the apparatus comprising:
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a) receiving means for receiving calling line identification information from a telephone line; b) searching means for searching a directory, using at least some of said calling line identification information as a search parameter to locate a directory record corresponding to said at least some of said calling line identification information; c) means for evaluating said calling line identification information and information held in said directory record to determine which has a greater audibility score; and d) text to speech conversion means for converting information held in said directory record or in said calling line identification information, whichever has the greater audibility score, to produce said audio tag. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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