Providing audio announcement to called parties
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1. A method, comprising:
- performing, by a called party device and in response to receiving a communication from a calling party, a lookup on a data source remote from the called party device of information relating to the calling party based on an identifier of at least one of the calling party and the called party, wherein the information comprises one or more audio files;
providing an audio announcement to a called party based on the audio files;
storing the audio files in a cache; and
maintaining the size of the cache below a predefined limit.
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes a system, method, and computer-readable medium for providing audio announcement of communications to a called party in a communication network. The method includes receiving communication from a calling party and performing a lookup of information relating to the calling party in a database via an Internet Protocol connection based on an identifier of at least one of the calling party and the called party. The information comprises one or more audio files. The method then provides the audio announcement to a called party based on the audio files.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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performing, by a called party device and in response to receiving a communication from a calling party, a lookup on a data source remote from the called party device of information relating to the calling party based on an identifier of at least one of the calling party and the called party, wherein the information comprises one or more audio files; providing an audio announcement to a called party based on the audio files; storing the audio files in a cache; and maintaining the size of the cache below a predefined limit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system, comprising:
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at least one device for receiving communication from a calling party; wherein the at least one device is operable to perform, in response to receiving the communication from the calling party, a lookup on a data source remote from the at least one device of information relating to the calling party based on an identifier of at least one of the calling party and the called party; wherein the information comprises one or more audio files, wherein the at least one device is operable to provide an audio announcement to a called party based on the audio files; and wherein the at least one device stores the audio files in a cache and maintains the size of the cache below a predefined limit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable hardware medium comprising instructions executable by a device for providing audio announcement of communications to a called party in a communication network, the computer-readable medium comprising instructions for:
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performing, by a called party device and in response to receiving a communication from a calling party, a lookup of information relating to the calling party in a database via an Internet Protocol connection based on an identifier of at least one of the calling party and the called party, wherein the information comprises one or more audio files; and providing an audio announcement to a called party based on the audio files; storing the audio files in a cache; and maintaining the size of the cache below a predefined limit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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