Caller Audio Announcement System via IP Lookup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication systems do not effectively provide audio announcements to users based on caller information, limiting user experience and functionality, especially in commercial applications where users prefer auditory feedback over visual displays.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize an Internet Protocol connection to look up and provide audio announcements to called parties by retrieving audio files associated with the calling party from a database, allowing for playback preferences and caching mechanisms to enhance user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If audio announcements are provided to called parties based on caller information, then user experience and functionality are improved, but system complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
A server acts as an intermediary between the communication network and user devices. The server receives communication data, performs database lookups based on caller information, retrieves audio files, and transmits them to the called party's device. This intermediary approach centralizes the complex processing logic and database access, preventing the complexity from being distributed to every user device while still providing the enhanced user experience of audio announcements.
Solution Approach 2:
Audio files are retrieved and prepared in advance based on database lookups performed before the actual communication occurs. The system proactively fetches the relevant audio content using caller information (such as phone number or name) from databases via Internet Protocol connections, so that when the called party receives the communication, the audio announcement is already ready for immediate playback without causing delays.
2Loss of information
If audio files are retrieved and transmitted based on database lookups, then accurate caller information is provided, but data transmission time and network bandwidth consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional telephony signaling mechanisms with Internet Protocol (IP) based data transmission. Instead of using conventional telephone network protocols for retrieving caller information, the system uses IP connections to query databases and transfer audio files. This substitution enables more efficient data retrieval and transmission, reducing the time required to obtain and deliver accurate caller information while maintaining high accuracy through structured database queries.
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AI summary
The present disclosure describes receiving a trigger operation indication that content has been selected by a user device, and determining whether the content offers a recurring audio content data. The operation may also include retrieving a first audio content and transmitting the first audio content to the user device.