Caller ID Audio Alert Integration in Multimedia Streams
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing caller identification devices for visually impaired individuals do not allow user customization and often fail to provide audible alerts when the user is engaged with other multimedia activities, as they are separate from other electronic devices and lack integration with multimedia streams.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that integrates caller identification information into a multimedia data stream, using a processor with text-to-speech capabilities to generate and insert audio alerts into the stream for playback on multimedia devices, allowing user customization and integration with existing multimedia activities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a separate caller identification device is used, then caller identification functionality is provided, but the device cannot be heard when the user is focused on other multimedia activities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the caller identification alert function with the existing multimedia device (television, computer, or other display device). The alert is integrated into the multimedia data stream that the user is already consuming, ensuring the alert is delivered through a device the user is already attending to. This merging resolves the contradiction by making the caller ID alert part of the user's existing media consumption experience rather than a separate, potentially overlooked device.
2Reliability
If a separate caller identification device is used, then caller identification functionality is provided, but the device lacks user customization capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the multimedia device universal by enabling it to perform both its original function (playing multimedia content) and the additional function of delivering caller identification alerts. The system leverages the existing multimedia device's capabilities while adding caller ID functionality, thus providing adaptability and user customization without requiring a dedicated specialized device. Users can customize alert preferences, timing, and presentation through the familiar multimedia device interface.
3Reliability
If audio alerts are provided through a separate device, then incoming calls are announced, but the alerts may not be heard when the user is engaged with other multimedia activities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent ensures continuous delivery of the caller identification alert by embedding it within the ongoing multimedia data stream that the user is already consuming. Rather than interrupting the user's experience with a separate alert device, the system continuously integrates the alert into the existing media flow, ensuring the information is delivered at the appropriate moment within the continuous media experience. This maintains the user's engagement while ensuring the alert is perceived.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables user-defined audio alerts for incoming calls, ensuring that visually impaired individuals can receive audible notifications seamlessly integrated with their multimedia experiences, enhancing usability and accessibility.
Implementation Method 1
The electronic device may include a text-to-speech converter (or text-to-speech capability) to generate the audio alert based on the caller identification information
Data Source
AI summary
A method and system is disclosed that includes receiving an incoming call including caller identification information at an input responsive to a network. An audio alert and display information associated with the incoming call are sent to a multimedia device.