Telephonic communications – Audio message storage – retrieval – or synthesis – Call source identification
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-31
2006-01-31
Hoosain, Allan (Department: 2645)
Telephonic communications
Audio message storage, retrieval, or synthesis
Call source identification
C379S088200, C379S088210, C379S067100, C379S088070, C379S088110, C379S088120, C379S088160, C379S215010, C379S207150
Reexamination Certificate
active
06993121
ABSTRACT:
A system (10) and method (40) for providing audible caller information to telephone service subscribers is presented. The system (10) includes a pre-processor (28) that converts textual caller information from a first data format to a second data format suitable for text-to-speech synthesis (TTS). The pre-processor (28) can be incorporated in a service node/intelligent peripheral (SN/IP) (24) in an advanced intelligent network (AIN). In this configuration, the pre-processor (28) can be used to convert caller-ID with name database entries into a predetermined TTS format. The TTS formatted information can be provided to a TTS synthesized (30) included in the SN/IP (24). In conjunction with a switching service point (SSP) (20), the pre-processor (28) can provide a talking call-waiting feature to subscribers with significantly improved intelligibility.
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Bossemeyer, Jr. Robert Wesley
Hardzinski Mary Louise
McBlain Thomas Joseph
Hoosain Allan
SBC Properties L.P.
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