System and method for caller identification voice announce

• US 9,363,387 B2
• Filed: 05/31/2007
• Issued: 06/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Rondeau, David E., Briscoe, Don L., Emerson, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Phung, Luat
• Application Number:
  US11/809,387
• Publication Number:
  US 20080298558A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,295 Days
• Field of Search: 370/352, 379/88.16, 379/88.19
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/578 associated with a synthesized vocal announcement
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/025 Door telephones adapted for television H04N7/186

Abstract

A system and method for a caller identification voice announce. The caller identification voice announce is associated with a calling party. An identifier of an incoming calls is translated to the associated caller identification voice announce. The caller identification voice announce associated with the calling party is played in response to receiving the incoming call from the calling party.

Claims

1. A method for a caller identification voice announce, comprising:

associating the caller identification voice announce with an identifier of a calling party, wherein the caller identification voice announce is capable of being recorded by the user and associated with a plurality of identifiers for the calling party in response to a selection of each of the plurality of identifiers by a user;

automatically generating, based on the identifier, the caller identification voice announce, in response to determining there is not a caller identification voice announce recorded by the user;

prompting the calling party to state a purpose of an incoming call;

generating a voice sample, from a response to a prompt to state the purpose of the incoming call, in response to not receiving the identifier associated with the caller identification voice announce from the incoming call;

determining, using speech recognition, the identifier based on the voice sample;

translating the identifier of the incoming call to the associated caller identification voice announce; and

playing the caller identification voice announce and the voice sample associated with the calling party to a plurality of devices associated with a called party in response to receiving the incoming call from the calling party.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the associating, translating, and playing are performed by a voicemail system.

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

recording the caller identification voice announce after a prompt in response to the user selecting to record the caller identification voice announce.

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

recording the purpose of the incoming call for playback after the caller identification voice announce.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the recording further comprises:

setting a default setting for an automated caller identification voice announce reader.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein an automated caller identification voice announce reader reads text input by a user associated with the calling party.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the text is a caller identification for the calling party.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the identifier is capable of being a phone number, caller identification information, voice recognition, and an IP address.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the associating, translating, and playing are performed by any of a home locator record, a wireless phone, a voice over Internet protocol phone, a class 5 switch, and a standard telephone.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of devices include a media device in communication with a telephonic device, and wherein the plurality of devices display a picture or text in response to the incoming call.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the media device is any of a television, a media system, and a security system.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the associating comprises:

selecting one or more identifiers from a list for the caller identification voice announce.

13. A caller identification device, comprising:

a function trigger configured to enable a caller identification voice announce feature; and

caller identification voice announce logic configured to implement the caller identification voice announce feature, wherein the caller identification voice announce logic;

records a caller identification voice announce;

associates the caller identification voice announce with an identifier of a calling party, wherein the caller identification voice announce is capable of being associated with a plurality of identifiers for the calling party in response to a selection of each of the plurality of identifiers by a user;

automatically generates, based on the identifier, the caller identification voice announce, in response to determining there is not a caller identification voice announce recorded by the user;

prompts the calling party to state a purpose of the incoming calls;

generates a voice sample, from a response to a prompt to state the purpose of the incoming call, in response to not receiving the identifier associated with the caller identification voice announce from the incoming call;

determines, using speech recognition, the identifier based on the voice sample;

translates the identifier of an incoming call to the associated caller identification voice announce; and

plays the caller identification voice announce and the voice sample associated with the calling party to a plurality of devices associated with a called party in response to receiving the incoming call from the calling party.

14. The caller identification device according to claim 13, further comprising:

a memory for storing the caller identification voice announce and the identifier used to associate the caller identification voice announce and the calling party, wherein the identifier is capable of being a phone number, caller identification information, voice recognition, and an IP address.

15. The caller identification device of claim 14, wherein the memory stores a list of calling parties, and wherein the plurality of devices display a picture or text in response to the incoming call.

16. The caller identification device according to claim 14, wherein the caller identification voice announce logic is further operable to:

record the purpose of the incoming call for playback after the caller identification voice announce.

17. A voice over Internet Protocol telephone, comprising:

a processor for executing a set of instructions;

a memory configured to store the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions is operable to;

record a caller identification voice announce;

associate the caller identification voice announce with an identifier of a calling party, wherein the caller identification voice announce is capable of being associated with a plurality of identifiers for the calling party in response to a selection of each of the plurality of identifiers by a user;

automatically generate, based on the identifier, in response to determining there is not a caller identification voice announce recorded by the user;

prompt the calling party to state a purpose of the incoming call;

generate a voice sample, from a response to a prompt to state the purpose of the incoming call, in response to not receiving the identifier associated with the caller identification voice announce from the incoming call;

determine, using speech recognition, the identifier based on the voice sample;

translate the identifier of an incoming call to the associated caller identification voice announce; and

play the caller identification voice announce and the voice sample associated with the calling party on a plurality of device associated with a called party in response to receiving the incoming call from the calling party.

18. The VoIP telephone of claim 17, further comprising:

one or more devices including speakers in communication with the VoIP telephone for playing the caller identification voice announce, wherein the identifier is capable of being a phone number, caller identification information, voice recognition, and an IP address.

19. The VoIP telephone according to claim 17, wherein the set of instructions are further operable to:

record a subject of the incoming call stated by the calling party, and wherein the subject is played as part of the caller identification voice announce.