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1. An apparatus for audibly annunciating information transmitted over a network using a signal representative of the information, the apparatus comprising:
- a receiver for receiving the signal representative of the information transmitted over the network, the signal comprising a stream of characters representative of the information;
a control circuit for capturing a ring signal received from the network, wherein the receiver provides a subsequent ring signal to a telephone ringer after receiving the signal representative of the information transmitted over the network;
a converter in communication with the receiver for converting the signal representative of the information into a stream of audio signals; and
a speaker in communication with the converter for producing audible sounds corresponding to the stream of audio signals representative of the information received over the network,wherein the converter is in communication with one or more matching networks, the one or more matching networks operative to reroute and forward the stream of audio signals to a speaker in an alternative communication device.
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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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1. An apparatus for audibly annunciating information transmitted over a network using a signal representative of the information, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver for receiving the signal representative of the information transmitted over the network, the signal comprising a stream of characters representative of the information; a control circuit for capturing a ring signal received from the network, wherein the receiver provides a subsequent ring signal to a telephone ringer after receiving the signal representative of the information transmitted over the network; a converter in communication with the receiver for converting the signal representative of the information into a stream of audio signals; and a speaker in communication with the converter for producing audible sounds corresponding to the stream of audio signals representative of the information received over the network, wherein the converter is in communication with one or more matching networks, the one or more matching networks operative to reroute and forward the stream of audio signals to a speaker in an alternative communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for audibly annunciating information transmitted over a network using a signal representative of the information, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving the signal representative of the information transmitted over the network, the signal comprising a stream of characters representative of the information, the information being directed to a communication device; a control circuit for capturing a ring signal received from the network, wherein the receiver provides a subsequent ring signal to a telephone ringer after receiving the signal representative of the information transmitted over the network; a converter in communication with the receiver for converting the signal representative of the information into a stream of audio signals; and a speaker in communication with the converter for producing audible sounds corresponding to the stream of audio signals representative of the information received over the network, the speaker producing the audible sounds corresponding to the stream of audio signals during use of the communication device by a user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for audibly annunciating information transmitted over a network using a signal representative of the information, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving the signal representative of the information transmitted over the network, the signal comprising a stream of characters representative of the information; a control circuit for capturing a ring signal received from the network, wherein the receiver provides a subsequent ring signal to a telephone ringer after receiving the signal representative of the information transmitted over the network; a converter in communication with the receiver for converting the signal representative of the information into a stream of audio signals, the audio signals comprising the stream of characters converted into at least one of words and phrases; and a speaker in communication with the converter for producing audible sounds corresponding to the stream of audio signals representative of the information received over the network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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Current AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
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Original AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
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InventorsEnzmann, Mark J., Zellner, Samuel N., Moton, Robert T.
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Primary Examiner(s)SINGH, RAMNANDAN P
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Application NumberUS11/249,552Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,048 DaysField of SearchNoneUS Class Current379/373.01CPC Class CodesH04M 1/578 associated with a synthesiz...H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling p...
