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Audible confirmation using text to speech conversion

  • US 7,010,111 B1
  • Filed: 02/25/2000
  • Issued: 03/07/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An audible confirmation system in an Intelligent Network for allowing a calling party to audibly hear an audible name of a call recipient, the audible confirmation system comprising:

  • a. a database configured for storing a plurality of text names wherein each of the plurality of text names is associated with a unique identifier;

    b. a signal control point coupled to the database, the signal control point independent of and configured to control a call routing path and independent of and configured to control a data path between the calling party, the database, and a text to speech converter, and configured to control the retrieval of a select one of the plurality of text names in response to a call initiated by the calling party directed to the unique identifier, wherein the database is independent of the call routing path; and

    c. the text to speech converter coupled to the control point and configured to convert the selected one of the plurality of text names into the audible name.

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