Patent ID: 7295656
Filing Date: 2007-11-13
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of providing audio caller identification, comprising: receiving a call, the call being associated with a directory number; querying a database for caller identification information associated with the call; sending the caller identification information to a caller identification device; and synthesizing and playing to the called party an audio message related to the caller identification information associated with the call, and displaying the caller identification information associated with the call; wherein synthesizing includes determining if the caller identification information associated with the call matches the caller identification information associated with a pre-recorded audio message; if the caller identification information associated with the call matches the caller identification information associated with the pre-recorded audio message, then sending the pre-recorded audio message to the called party identification device causing the called party identification device to play the pre-recorded audio message and contemporaneously display the caller identification information associated with the call; and if the caller identification information associated with the call does not match the caller identification information associated with the pre-recorded audio message, then synthesizing an audio message to the caller identification information associated with the call and causing the called party caller identification device to play the audio message and contemporaneously display the caller identification information associated with the call.