Patent ID: 8009812
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving an incoming call at a multimedia device, wherein the incoming call includes caller identification information; accessing a first personal address book to determine whether caller information that is related to the caller identification information is stored at the first personal address book, wherein the first personal address book is stored at a first device that is located at a first location; in response to determining that the caller information is not stored at the first personal address book, accessing a second personal address book to determine whether the caller information is stored at the second personal address book, wherein the second personal address book is stored at a second device that is located at a second location that is different from the first location; inserting an audio alert into a multimedia data stream, wherein the audio alert is determined based on the caller information; and creating a volume differential between a first sound volume and a second sound volume, wherein the first sound volume is associated with the audio alert and the second sound volume is associated with the multimedia data stream.