Voice caller ID
First Claim
1. An apparatus for audibly annunciating at a device caller identification information transmitted over a network, the information being transmitted in the form of a modulated signal to the device wherein the modulated signal is representative of the information, the apparatus comprising:
- a receiver for capturing a ring signal and a modulated signal representative of the caller identification information transmitted over a network, the modulated signal comprising a stream of characters representative of the caller identification information;
a converter in communication with the receiver for converting the modulated signal into a stream of audible caller ID signals, wherein the converter processes the stream of characters in real-time as the characters are received from the network;
a display to visually display the stream of characters in real time and concurrently with the audible caller ID signals being enunciated;
one or more matching networks to reroute and forward the audible caller ID signals from the apparatus to a speaker in an alternative communication device; and
a speaker in communication with the converter for producing audible sounds corresponding to the stream of audible caller ID signals representative of the information received over the network.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for audibly annunciating at a device information transmitted over a telephone network. The information is transmitted in the form of a modulated signal to the device wherein the modulated signal is representative of the information. The apparatus includes a receiver for capturing a ring signal and a modulated signal representative of information transmitted over a telephone network during an interval between the ring signal and a subsequent ring signal; a converter in communication with the receiver for converting the modulated signal into a stream of audible signals; and a speaker in communication with the converter for producing audible sounds corresponding to the stream of audible signals representative of the information received over the telephone network.
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33 Claims
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1. An apparatus for audibly annunciating at a device caller identification information transmitted over a network, the information being transmitted in the form of a modulated signal to the device wherein the modulated signal is representative of the information, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver for capturing a ring signal and a modulated signal representative of the caller identification information transmitted over a network, the modulated signal comprising a stream of characters representative of the caller identification information; a converter in communication with the receiver for converting the modulated signal into a stream of audible caller ID signals, wherein the converter processes the stream of characters in real-time as the characters are received from the network; a display to visually display the stream of characters in real time and concurrently with the audible caller ID signals being enunciated; one or more matching networks to reroute and forward the audible caller ID signals from the apparatus to a speaker in an alternative communication device; and a speaker in communication with the converter for producing audible sounds corresponding to the stream of audible caller ID signals representative of the information received over the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device comprising:
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an apparatus for audibly annunciating, at the device, caller identification information transmitted over a network in the form of a modulated signal to the device wherein the modulated signal is representative of the information, wherein the apparatus comprises; a receiver for receiving a modulated signal representative of the caller identification information transmitted over a network, the modulated signal comprising a stream of characters representative of the caller identification information; a converter in communication with the receiver for converting the modulated signal into a stream of audible caller ID signals, wherein the converter processes the stream of characters in real-time as the characters are received from the network; a speaker in communication with the converter for producing audible sounds corresponding to the stream of audible caller ID signals representative of the information received over the network; and one or more matching networks to reroute and forward the audible caller ID signals from the apparatus to a speaker in an alternative communication device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for audibly annunciating, at a devices caller identification information transmitted over a network, the information being transmitted in the form of a modulated signal to the device wherein the modulated signal is representative of the information, the method comprising:
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receiving a modulated signal representative of the caller identification information transmitted over a network, the modulated signal comprising a stream of characters representative of the caller identification information; converting the modulated signal into a stream of audible caller ID signals; processing the stream of characters in real-time as the characters are received from the network; forwarding the audible caller ID signals from the apparatus to a speaker in an alternative telephone device via one or more matching networks; providing the stream of audible caller ID signals to a speaker in communication with the converter for producing audible sounds corresponding to the stream of audible caller ID signals representative of the information received over the network; and displaying the stream of characters representative of the caller identification in real time and simultaneously with the production of the stream of audible caller ID signals. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for audibly annunciating at a device caller identification information transmitted over a network, the information being transmitted in the form of a modulated signal to the device wherein the modulated signal is representative of the information, the apparatus comprising:
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means for capturing a ring signal and a modulated signal representative of the caller identification information transmitted over a network, the modulated signal comprising a stream of characters representative of the caller identification information; means for converting the modulated signal into a stream of audible caller ID signals in communication with the receiver, wherein the means for converting processes the stream of characters in real-time as the characters are received from the network; means for producing audible sounds corresponding to the stream of audible caller ID signals representative of the information received over the network in communication with the converter; means for displaying the stream of characters representative of the caller identification in real time and simultaneously with the production of the stream of audible caller ID signals; and means for rerouting and forwarding the audible caller ID signals to a speaker in an alternative communication device using one or more matching networks.
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25. A device comprising:
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means for audibly annunciating at the device caller identification information transmitted over a network, the information being transmitted in the form of a modulated signal to the device wherein the modulated signal is representative of the information, wherein the means for audibly annunciating comprises; means for receiving a modulated signal representative of the caller identification information transmitted over a network, the modulated signal comprising a stream of characters representative of the caller identification information; means for converting the modulated signal into a stream of audible caller ID signals in communication with the means for receiving, wherein the means for converting processes the stream of characters in real-time as the characters are received from the network; means for producing audible sounds corresponding to the stream of audible caller ID signals representative of the information received over the network in communication with the means for converting; means for displaying the stream of characters representative of the caller identification in real time and simultaneously with the production of the stream of audible caller ID signals; and means for one or more matching networks to reroute and forward the audible caller ID signals from the apparatus to a speaker in an alternative telephone device.
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26. A system for audibly annunciating at a device caller identification information transmitted over a network, the information being transmitted in the form of a modulated signal to the device wherein the modulated signal is representative of the information, the system comprising:
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means for capturing at a receiver a ring signal from a network; means for receiving a modulated signal representative of the caller identification information transmitted over a network, the modulated signal comprising a stream of characters representative of the caller identification information; means for converting the modulated signal into a stream of audible caller ID signals, wherein the means for converting processes the stream of characters in real-time as the characters are received from the network; and means for providing the stream of audible caller ID signals to a speaker in communication with the converter for producing audible sounds corresponding to the stream of audible caller ID signals representative of the information received over the network; means for displaying the stream of characters representative of the caller identification in real time and simultaneously with the production of the stream of audible caller ID signals; and means for one or more matching networks to reroute and forward the audible caller ID signals from the apparatus to a speaker in an alternative communication device.
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27. A method for audibly annunciating at a device caller identification information transmitted over a network, the information being transmitted in the form of a modulated signal to the device wherein the modulated signal is representative of the information, the method comprising:
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capturing at a receiver a ring signal from a network; receiving a modulated signal representative of caller identification information transmitted over a network, the modulated signal comprising a stream of characters representative of the caller identification information; converting the modulated signal into a stream of audible caller ID signals; processing the stream of characters in real-time as the characters are received from the network; providing the stream of audible caller ID signals to a speaker in communication with the converter for producing audible sounds corresponding to the stream of audible signals representative of the information received over the network; and providing the subsequent ring signal to a ringer after receiving the modulated signal; displaying the stream of characters representative of the caller identification in real time and simultaneously with the production of the stream of audible caller ID signals; and rerouting the audible signals from the apparatus using one or more matching networks and forwarding the audible caller ID signals to a speaker in an alternative telephone device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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