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Greetings and announcements for a multimedia IP communication system

  • US 7,215,745 B2
  • Filed: 11/15/2004
  • Issued: 05/08/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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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:

  • 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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