Patent ID: 6259771
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
A telephone announcement system, comprising:a directory assistance apparatus, responsive to a call from a caller identifying subscriber data, for controlling the call, said directory assistance apparatus having a memory for storing at least one subscriber phone number corresponding to the subscriber data; anda computer having a control path coupled to the directory assistance apparatus and being responsive to the subscriber phone number, for assuming control of the call from the directory assistance apparatus, the computer including means for identifying a universal resource locator (URL) associated with the subscriber phone number, the computer further including means for establishing a data path between the computer and a URL site corresponding to the identified URL for downloading announcement data from the URL site, said announcement data comprising files stored in a format selected from the group consisting of Handheld Device Markup Language, WAV file format, and AIFF or Hyper-Text Markup Language.