Arrangement for retrieving recorded audio announcements from a messaging system for identification of a calling party
First Claim
1. A method in an Internet Protocol (IP) based subscriber endpoint configured for receiving a telephony call for a called party and that includes a calling party identifier for identifying a corresponding calling party, the method including:
- outputting an IP-based query, that includes the calling party identifier, to a directory server for subscriber information that identifies the calling party;
determining a stored location of a recorded audio announcement that audibly identifies the calling party based on the subscriber information;
retrieving via an IP connection the recorded audio announcement from the stored location; and
outputting the recorded audio announcement as an announcement of the telephony call for the called party.
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Abstract
An IP-based subscriber endpoint, for example a VoIP telephony device or an IP telephony user agent, is configured for retrieving recorded audio caller information in response to receiving an incoming call that includes a calling party identifier. The IP-based subscriber endpoint, in response to receiving the calling party identifier, generates an IP-based query via an IP network to an identifiable server for identification of a source of the recorded audio caller information corresponding to the calling party identifier. The IP-based subscriber endpoint outputs a request to the source of the recorded audio caller information, and plays the recorded audio caller information in response to reception via the IP-based network. Hence, the IP-based subscriber endpoint is able to retrieve existing recorded audio caller information from servers configured for storing recorded names, eliminating the necessity for text to speech resources.
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40 Claims
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1. A method in an Internet Protocol (IP) based subscriber endpoint configured for receiving a telephony call for a called party and that includes a calling party identifier for identifying a corresponding calling party, the method including:
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outputting an IP-based query, that includes the calling party identifier, to a directory server for subscriber information that identifies the calling party; determining a stored location of a recorded audio announcement that audibly identifies the calling party based on the subscriber information; retrieving via an IP connection the recorded audio announcement from the stored location; and outputting the recorded audio announcement as an announcement of the telephony call for the called party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An Internet Protocol (IP) based subscriber endpoint device comprising:
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an IP based interface configured for receiving a telephony call for a called party and that includes a calling party identifier for identifying a corresponding calling party; a query resource configured for outputting an IP-based query, that includes the calling party identifier, to a directory server for subscriber information that identifies a calling party; a file transfer resource configured for retrieving via an IP connection a recorded audio announcement, that audibly identifies the calling party, from a stored location determined based on the subscriber information; and an output resource configured for outputting the recorded audio, announcement as an announcement of the telephony call for the called party. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions for receiving an IP based telephony call for a called party and that includes a calling party identifier for identifying a corresponding calling party, the sequences of instructions including instructions for performing the steps of:
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outputting an IP-based query, that includes the calling party identifier, to a directory server for subscriber information that identifies the calling party; determining a stored location of a recorded audio announcement that audibly identifies the calling party based on the subscriber information; retrieving via an IP connection the recorded audio announcement from the stored location; and outputting the recorded audio announcement as an announcement of the telephony call for the called party. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An Internet Protocol (IP) based subscriber endpoint device comprising:
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means for outputting an IP-based query, that includes the calling party identifier, to a directory server for subscriber information that identifies the calling party; means for determining a stored location of a recorded audio announcement that audibly identifies the calling party based on the subscriber information; means for retrieving via an IP connection the recorded audio announcement from the stored location; and means for outputting the recorded audio announcement as an announcement of the telephony call for the called party. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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