Audio Announcement System for Called Party Caller Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication systems do not provide audio announcements for called parties, limiting users' ability to receive information about incoming calls or messages in an auditory format, despite the availability of caller ID and name information.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilizes an Internet Protocol connection to look up information about the calling party in a database, retrieving audio files associated with the caller's identifier and providing audio announcements to the called party, allowing for playback through integrated or external devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If Caller ID display is used to present calling party information, then visual information delivery is achieved, but users cannot receive audio announcements of caller information
Solution Approach 1:
The system enhances the traditional Caller ID display by adding audio announcement capability, making the device perform both visual display and audio playback functions. The Called Party Device retrieves and plays audio files containing caller information through its speaker system, allowing the same device to deliver information in multiple formats (visual and auditory) to accommodate different user preferences and situations.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If *67 prefix is used to block Caller ID, then privacy is protected, but called parties lose access to caller information
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism where audio announcements are delivered directly to the called party's device through the network infrastructure. This bypasses the traditional display-based Caller ID system that can be blocked, providing a separate audio channel for caller information delivery that is not subject to the same blocking mechanisms.
3Device complexity
If only display-based Caller ID is provided, then system complexity is kept simple, but user experience is limited to visual only
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the existing Caller ID display system with a new audio announcement system into a unified information delivery platform. The Called Party Device integrates both visual display and audio playback capabilities, retrieving caller information through the same network infrastructure and presenting it through multiple sensory channels simultaneously or alternatively, enhancing user experience without requiring completely separate systems.
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AI summary
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.