Greetings and announcements for a multimedia IP communication system
First Claim
1. A method in a Multimedia IP Communication System for presenting an announcement or greeting to a calling party attempting to reach a called party comprising the steps of:
- analyzing media exchange capabilities of the calling party;
determining announcement or greeting based on a variety of parameters, related to a call or caller and based upon the media exchange capabilities of the calling party to create a custom announcement for that call or caller;
storing the custom announcement or greeting in a repository of announcements or greetings;
identifying an incoming call or caller;
selecting the custom announcement or greeting for that call or caller;
playing the selected custom announcement or greeting to the calling party; and
advising the called party of the incoming call.
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Abstract
The method and system for presenting a predetermined announcement or greeting to a calling party attempting to reach a called party within a Multimedia IP Communication System comprising the steps of or software or circuitry for: determining an announcement or greeting based on a variety of parameters, other than DTMF and ANI/DNIS, related to a call or caller; storing the announcement or greeting in a repository of announcements or greetings; identifying an incoming call or caller; selecting the predetermined announcement or greeting for that call or caller; playing the announcement or greeting to the calling party; and advising the called party of the incoming call.
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20 Claims
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1. A method in a Multimedia IP Communication System for presenting an announcement or greeting to a calling party attempting to reach a called party comprising the steps of:
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analyzing media exchange capabilities of the calling party; determining announcement or greeting based on a variety of parameters, related to a call or caller and based upon the media exchange capabilities of the calling party to create a custom announcement for that call or caller; storing the custom announcement or greeting in a repository of announcements or greetings; identifying an incoming call or caller; selecting the custom announcement or greeting for that call or caller; playing the selected custom announcement or greeting to the calling party; and advising the called party of the incoming call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A Multimedia IP Communications system for presenting a predetermined announcement or greeting to a calling party attempting to reach a called party comprising:
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software to analyze media exchange capabilities of the calling party; software for determining a custom announcement or greeting for the calling party based on a variety of parameters, related to a call or caller and based on the media exchange capabilities of the calling party; a memory repository for storing the custom announcements or greetings; software for identifying an incoming call or caller; software for selecting the custom announcement or greeting for that call or caller; software and circuitry for playing the selected custom announcement or greeting to the calling party; and
,software and circuitry for advising the called party of the incoming call. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus within a Multimedia IP Communications System for presenting a predetermined announcement or greeting to a calling party attempting to reach a called party comprising:
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means for analyzing media exchange capabilities of the calling party; means for determining an announcement or greeting based on a variety of parameters, in addition to DTMF, ANI, and DNIS, related to a call or caller and based on the media exchange capabilities of the calling party to create a custom announcement for that call or caller; means for storing the custom announcements or greetings; means for identifying an incoming call or caller; means for selecting the custom announcement or greeting for that call or caller; means for playing the select custom announcement or greeting to the calling party; and
,means for advising the called party of the incoming call. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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