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Methods, systems, devices, and products for providing alerts for communications

  • US 8,375,119 B2
  • Filed: 07/27/2004
  • Issued: 02/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • processing a communication request sent from a calling number to a called number;

    retrieving a stock price;

    retrieving a profile associated with the calling number;

    querying the profile for the stock price;

    retrieving a file from the profile that is associated with the stock price; and

    communicating the file from a calling party'"'"'s communications device to accompany the communication request that is played on a called party'"'"'s communications device during a wait time occurring after the communication request is received at the called party'"'"'s communications device and before the calling party'"'"'s communications device receives a resolution of the communication request,wherein the file is selected by a calling party to be played on the called party'"'"'s communications device to alert of the communication request.

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