Patent ID: 7688954
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of providing communication service comprising: receiving caller identification information associated with a call to a communication device; determining whether the caller identification information corresponds to any of a plurality of stored identifiers, each stored identifier associated with pre-recorded audio data; in response to determining that the caller identification information corresponds to a stored identifier, transmitting the pre-recorded audio data associated with the corresponding stored identifier to the communication device, wherein the pre-recorded audio data comprises at least a portion of a greeting utilized by a voicemail account of a caller associated with the call; and in response to determining that the caller identification information does not correspond to any of the stored identifiers: determining whether the caller identification information includes a caller name; in response to determining that the caller identification information includes a caller name, generating audio data based, at least in part, on the caller name; in response to determining that the caller identification information does not include a caller name, generating audio data based, at least in part, on a caller phone number included in the caller identification information; and transmitting the generated audio data to the communication device.