Method and system for creating audio identification messages

• US 8,295,449 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2005
• Issued: 10/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Bozzone, Stephen O.
• Primary Examiner(s): SING, SIMON P
• Application Number:
  US11/201,603
• Publication Number:
  US 20070042758A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,630 Days
• Field of Search: 379/142.06, 379/207.15, 379/88.21, 379/374.02, 455/415, 455/566, 455/569.1
• US Class Current: 379/88.21
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2474 Telephone terminals specially adapted for disabled people user interfaces for cordless or mobile telephones specially adapted for disabled users H04M1/72475; network based special services or facilities for hearing-impaired persons H04M3/42391; devices for conversing with the deaf-blind G09B21/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/578 associated with a synthesized vocal announcement
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72475 specially adapted for disabled users

Abstract

The invention concerns a system (100) and method (200, 300, 400) for creating audio identification messages for a first communication device (102). In one arrangement, the method can include the step of populating a call list. This can be done by associating a recorded audio identification message with a caller identification (106) of a second communication device (104) that calls the first communication device, and storing (210) the recorded audio identification message in a call list. The audio identification message can be recorded by a user of the second communication device. In another arrangement, the method can include the steps of playing (308) the audio identification message and initiating (314) a call to an entry associated with the audio identification message.

Claims

1. A method of creating an audio identification message for a first communication device, comprising:

adding an entry corresponding to a second communication device in a call list present in the first communication device by;

obtaining a caller identification of a second communication device, the caller identification being obtained by a call from the second communication device to the first communication device;

recording an audio identification message corresponding to the caller identification, wherein the audio identification message is from a user of the second communication device;

storing the audio identification message in the call list;

storing the caller identification in the call list along with the audio identification message;

initiating a call to the entry in the call list, wherein initiating the call comprises scrolling through entries in the call list in which the audio identification messages associated with various caller identifications are played; and

generating an alert message when recording of the audio identification message fails.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein recording the audio identification message is performed remotely over a call.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

modifying the entry in the call list by recording a new audio identification message for the caller identification.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

playing the audio identification message upon receiving an incoming call from the second communication device.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

playing a default audio identification message if a call is received from another communication device and the caller identification of this communication device cannot be obtained.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein one or both of the first and second communication devices are wireless communication devices.

7. A method of creating an audio identification message for a first communication device, comprising:

adding an entry corresponding to a second communication device in a call list present in the first communication device by;

obtaining a caller identification of a second communication device, the caller identification being obtained by a call from the second communication device to the first communication device;

recording an audio identification message corresponding to the caller identification, wherein the audio identification message is from a user of the second communication device;

storing the audio identification message in the call list;

storing the caller identification in the call list along with the audio identification message;

initiating a call to the entry in the call list, wherein initiating the call comprises scrolling through entries in the call list in which the audio identification messages associated with various caller identifications are played; and

generating an acknowledgement message when recording of the audio identification message is successfully completed.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein recording the audio identification message is performed remotely over a call.

9. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

modifying the entry in the call list by recording a new audio identification message for the caller identification.

10. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

generating an alert message when recording of the audio identification message fails.

11. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

playing the audio identification message upon receiving an incoming call from the second communication device.

12. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

playing a default audio identification message if a call is received from another communication device and the caller identification of this communication device cannot be obtained.

13. The method according to claim 7, wherein one or both of the first and second communication devices are wireless communication devices.