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Arrangement for retrieving recorded audio announcements from a messaging system for identification of a calling party

  • US 6,940,954 B1
  • Filed: 09/06/2002
  • Issued: 09/06/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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:

  • 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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