Patent ID: 6442244
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method for determining which, if any, of a selected audible logo and an announcement are provided to a calling party during setup of a direct-dialed (non-operator-assisted) telephone call placed by a calling party to a called party across at least one telecommunications network that carries the call on a trunk group from an originating line independently of any disposition of the called party, comprising the steps of:establishing at least one attribute for the direct-dialed (non-operator-assisted) call initiated by the calling party; comparing the attribute to pre-provisioned data that indicates whether at least one of an audible logo and announcement should be provided, and if so which of said audible logo(s) and announcement(s) should be provided; determining if a match exists between said call attribute and said pre-provisioned data, and if so, then identifying which of audible logo(s) and announcement(s) should be provided; providing to the calling party the audible logo(s) and announcement(s), if any, identified during said determining step independently of any disposition of the called party; and terminating the providing of the identified audible logo and/or announcement upon answering of the call by the called party.