Methods and systems for voice augmented caller ID / ring tone alias

• US 9,167,082 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2014
• Issued: 10/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Staton Techiya, LLC
• Original Assignee: Steven W. Goldstein
• Inventors: Goldstein, Steven Wayne
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, QUOC DUC
• Application Number:
  US14/493,270
• Publication Number:
  US 20150087273A1
• Time in Patent Office: 393 Days
• Field of Search: 379/142.01, 379/252, 379/373.01
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42051 where the notification is included in the ringing tone
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A communication device and method can include one or more processors operatively coupled to memory and an audible output device, where the one or more processors receive a call from a calling party that includes caller identification information and a voice or video message associated with the caller identification information, presenting the caller identification information, present the voice message or video message as an alias of or to a ring tone or interleaved with the ring tone before the call from the calling party is answered or rejected. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims

1. A communication device, comprising:

a audible output device;

a memory having computer instructions; and

one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory and the audible output device, the execution of the computer instructions causing the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

receiving signaling of a call from a calling party that includes caller identification information and a voice or video message associated with the caller identification information;

presenting the caller identification information; and

presenting the voice message or video message as an alias of a ring tone or interleaved with the ring tone before the call from the calling party is answered or rejected by a called party device;

wherein the one or more processors analyzes the characteristics of the caller identification information and the recorded voice message or the recorded video message and routes the message based on the analysis.

2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the communication device is a mobile phone.

3. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the communication device is one among a landline phone, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a phablet computer.

4. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the voice or video message is recorded at the time of initiating the call to the called party by the calling party and currently streamed to the called party.

5. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors presents the voice message recorded at the time of initiating the call to the called party by the calling party as the alias for the ring tone presented at the audible output device of the communication device.

6. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors presents the voice message obtained at the time of initiating the call to the called party by the calling party interleaved with the ring tone presented at the audible output device of the communication device.

7. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the audible output device and a display coupled to the one or more processors presents the video message obtained at the time of initiating the call to the called party by the calling party as the alias for the ring tone presented at the communication device when receiving the call from the calling party.

8. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the audible output device and a display coupled to the one or more processors presents the video message recorded at the time of initiating the call to the called party by the calling party interleaved with the ring tone presented at the communication device.

9. The communication device of claim 1, further comprising a display coupled to the one or more processors wherein the video message is a photograph taken at the time of initiating the call to the called party by the calling party which is presented as the alias for the ring tone at the communication device when receiving the call from the calling party.

10. The communication device of claim 1, further comprising a display coupled to the one or more processors wherein the recorded video message is a photograph taken at the time of initiating the call to the called party by the calling party which is presented with the ring tone at the communication device in a repeating cycle when receiving the call from the calling party until the call is answered or rejected.

11. A method at a communication device, comprising:

receiving a call from a calling party device that includes caller identification information and a voice or video message associated with the caller identification information;

presenting the caller identification information via a presentation device operatively coupled to the communication device; and

presenting via the presentation device the voice message or video message as an alias to a ring tone or interleaved with the ring tone or presented with the ring tone in a repeating cycle until the call from the calling party device is answered or rejected,

wherein the method analyzes the characteristics of the caller identification information and the recorded voice message or the recorded video message and routes the message based on the analysis.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the presentation device is a speaker, a display, or both.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the voice or video message is a recorded voice message or a live voice message or a recorded video message or a live video message obtained at the time of initiating the call to the called party by the calling party device and currently streamed to the called party at the communication device.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the method presents the voice message obtained at the time of initiating the call to the called party by the calling party device as the alias for the ring tone presented at the presentation device for the communication device.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein method presents a recorded voice message recorded at the time of initiating the call to the called party by the calling party interleaved with the ring tone or presented in the repeating cycle at the presentation device for the communication device.

16. A system for communicating with a communication device that presents a ring tone alias and caller identification information, comprising:

a memory having computer instructions; and

one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the execution of the computer instructions causing the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

originating a call from a calling party to a called party that includes caller identification information and a message having a voice message or video message or photograph associated with the caller identification information obtained at a time of the call origination;

transmitting the caller identification information and the message to the called party for presentation at the communication device of the called party;

wherein the caller identification information and the recorded message is presented at the communication device of the called party as an alias to the ring tone or interleaved with the ring tone or presented with the ring tone in a repeating cycle until the call from the calling party is answered or rejected; and

wherein the one or more processors analyze the characteristics of the caller identification information and the message and routes or rejects the message based on the analysis.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the system is a telephone communication system for a landline or a mobile phone.