Automated ringback update system

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2011-05-31

2011-05-31

Elahee, Md S (Department: 2614)

Telephonic communications

Audio message storage, retrieval, or synthesis

Dynamic audio signal recording or reproduction

C379S088230, C379S167080, C379S263000, C379S373020, C235S462150

Reexamination Certificate

active

07953211

ABSTRACT:
A method for customizing a communications network, including receiving, at a ringback update system, information regarding a machine recognizable feature associated with a printed matter located on an article, where the information is obtained with a feature recognition unit. The feature recognition unit is associated with or resides in or on a communications station associated with a called party, and further the information regarding a machine recognizable feature is transmitted from the feature recognition unit or from a communications station associated with the feature recognition unit. In addition, the method includes accessing, with the ringback update system, a storage device containing at least one announcement, downloading the announcement in response to receiving the information regarding a recognition of a machine recognizable feature and replacing a call signal with at least a portion of the at least one announcement.

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