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Method and system for representing the attributes of an incoming call

  • US 8,331,539 B2
  • Filed: 10/13/2005
  • Issued: 12/11/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, at a network device, an incoming call from a caller;

    determining, by the receiving network device and based on information stored in memory and information included in the incoming call, one or more data points associated with the incoming call that include a geographical location of the caller;

    determining, by the network device and based on the one or more data points, values for one or more attributes of the incoming call, where the one or more attributes include a call location and a special request;

    automatically choosing, by the network device and based on determining the values for the one or more attributes of the incoming call, one or more characteristics of an audio-tone;

    modifying, by the network device and based on the values of the one or more attributes of the incoming call, the chosen characteristics of the audio-tone such that the modified characteristics represent the one or more attributes of the incoming call; and

    instructing, by the network device, an audio-tone generator to generate at a callee'"'"'s device the audio-tone with the modified characteristics, such that the audio-tone indicates to the callee the one or more attributes of the incoming call, including the call location and an indication of whether the call represents a special request.

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